On Resistance to Tyranny: Common Sense by Thomas Paine; Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau; War Is A Racket by Maj. Gen. Smedley D. Butler (Great Thinkers Series)

By Thomas Paine, Smedley D. Butler, Henry David Thoreau

Originally published anonymously in 1776, Thomas Paine's Common Sense , a call to revolution against the British Crown, quickly became a sensation throughout the Thirteen Colonies. A key work of persuasive rhetoric in inspiring those who fought the American Revolutionary War, it remains as relevant as ever today. Henry David Thoreau's Civil Disobedience , or On the Duty of Civil Disobedience , was first published in 1849. While it was written in the context of the Mexican-American War and in an era when slavery was still legal in the United States, the valuable insight it provides has withstood the test of time. Published in 1935, War is a Racket is written from a standpoint of profound disillusionment by a career military officer, retired U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Stanley D. Butler. Twice a recipient of the Medal of Honor, Butler nonetheless denounced what he viewed as the corrupt influence of business interests in profiting from war, and his words still ring true today.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DF6LRMHL
• ISBN13: 9798363130588
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 151 Pages
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"