“Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.” -Gertrude Stein Common Sense was a political pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1776 that played a crucial role in convincing American colonists to support independence from Britain. Being a fan of Thomas Paine and Common Sense, I did my research …“Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.” -Gertrude Stein Common Sense was a political pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1776 that played a crucial role in convincing American colonists to support independence from Britain. Being a fan of Thomas Paine and Common Sense, I did my research …