Common sense is a running theme in Democracy.
In 1776, Thomas Paine wrote Commonsense, a pamphlet arguing for the colonies to break free from British rule. Paine blamed British rule for outdated ideologies and said the colonies would benefit from the FREEDOM from the reign so they could move into the future.
In 2024, Kamala Harris spoke about using common sense to outline why Americans shouldn’t want to return to outdated ideologies and bad policies and elect Donald Trump because,
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