Letter to the Editor: Common sense

Dear Editor:
On Jan. 4, 1776, a pamphlet hit the streets of Philadelphia which had a great impact on the writing of the Declaration of Independence from the tyrannical rule of the British Empire. The opening paragraph of Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” began something like this: Some folks have confused society with government thinking there is little or no distinction between the two. The two are not only different but have distinct origins. Society is…