[오늘의 한문장] 상식 COMMON SENSE

The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind. Many circumstances have, and will arise, which are not local, but universal, and through which the principles of all Lovers of Mankind are affected, and in the Event of which, their Affections are interested.
- P11

[오늘의 한문장] 상식 COMMON SENSE

In the following sheets, the author hath studiously avoided every thing which is personal among ourselves. Compliments as well as censure to individuals make no part thereof. The wise, and the worthy, need not the triumph of a pamphlet; and those whose sentiments are injudicious, or unfriendly, will cease of themselves unless to much pains are bestowed upon their conversation.
- P10

[오늘의 한문장] 상식 COMMON SENSE

As a long and violent abuse of power, is generally the Means of calling the right of it in question (and in Matters too which might never have been thought of, had not the Sufferers been aggravated into the inquiry) and as the King of England hath undertaken in his OWN RIGHT, to support the Parliament in what he calls THEIRS, and as the good people of this country are grievously oppressed by the combination, they have an undoubted privilege to inquire into the pretensions of both, and equally to reject the usurpations of either.
- P10

[오늘의 한문장] 상식 COMMON SENSE

PERHAPS the sentiments contained in the following pages, are not YET sufficiently fashionable to procure them general forever, a long habit of not thinking a thing WRONG, gives it a superficial appearance of being RIGHT, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defence of custom. But the tumult soon subsides. Time makes more converts than reason.
- P10

[오늘의 한문장] 상식 COMMON SENSE

■ 저자 소개

토머스 페인은 미국과 프랑스혁명 시기의 사상가, 저술가, 혁명가로 미국 독립의 사상적 기초를 제공했고, 조지 워싱턴 등 미국 초기의 정치지도자들에게도 영향을 끼쳤습니다. 15만 부나 팔린 팸플릿 <<상식>>은 영국에 대한 아메리카의 자주적이고 완전한 독립을 주장한 것으로 6개월 뒤 <<독립선언문>>이 나오는 데 직접적인 역할을 했습니다.
- P3