[DOC] [TLE] SparkNotes: Common Sense: Quotes [PAR] ... but government even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state 
an intolerable one This quote, from the first page of Common Sense, lays out 
Paine's general conception of ... His pamphlet is intended not just to lay out an 
argument in favor of ... 15 Teen Readers Share the Best Books They've Read 
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are not yet sufficiently ... The wise and the worthy need not the triumph of a 
pamphlet; and those ... but government even in its best state is but a necessary 
evil in its worst state an ... In this state of natural liberty, society will be their first 
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to concentrate attention on the argument, not the man, the pamphlet was ... Paine 
later gave all his royalties from the 48-page publication to the ... every state is a 
blessing; government even in its best state is but a necessary evil. .... Goodreads
... [DOC] [TLE] Common Sense - America's Homepage and the Virtual Tour of ... [PAR] PERHAPS the sentiments contained in the following pages, are not yet ... The 
wise and the worthy need not the triumph of a pamphlet; and those ... Society in 
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evil in its worst state ... In this state of natural liberty, society will be their first 
thought. [DOC] [TLE] Module 3: Thomas Paine's Common Sense and Thomas Jefferson ... [PAR] Thomas Paine (1737-1809) wrote several books and pamphlets that greatly 
contributed to ... state is a blessing, but government, even in its best state, is but a 
necessary evil; ... 47-50), Declaration of the First Continental Congress (1774) (
pp. 51-56), Declaration of Independence (1776) (pp. ... Suggested Additional 
Reading. [DOC] [TLE] Thomas Paine - Wikiquote [PAR] First published 10 January 1776, the most commonly reproduced edition is ... 
Perhaps the sentiments contained in the following pages, are not YET ... is a 
blessing, but government even in its best state is but a necessary evil. ... a young 
oak; The wound will enlarge with the tree, and posterity read it in full grown 
characters. [DOC] [TLE] Thomas Paine (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) [PAR] Jul 18, 2013 ... He first served as an officer in December 1762, but in August 1765 he was ... 
Common Sense (1776) was the most widely read pamphlet of the .... but 
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separation. ... is a blessing; but government, even in its best state, is but a 
necessary evil; ... the first four essays of Paine's new pamphlet, The American 
Crisis (17761777), ... On a visit to London in 1790 Paine was stunned to read 
Edmund Burke's... [DOC] [TLE] Thomas Paine - England, American, Revolution, and France - JRank ... [PAR] In January 1776, Paine published his first important pamphlet, Common Sense. 
... Under orders from General Washington, Paine's pamphlet was read

Question: The first page of this 1776 pamphlet reads, "Government even in its best state is but a necessary evil"
Answer: "Common Sense"