✨ “We have it in our power to begin the world over again.” — Thomas Paine, Common Sense (1776) Standing inside Independence Hall was awe-inspiring. This was the very room where a new nation was born — the first modern nation built on the idea that power comes from the consent of the governed. 🇺🇸📜 #IndependenceHall @IndependenceNHP #CommonSense #ThomasPaine #AmericanRevolution #KepWestguardAdventures | Eileen Schnabel Author

"We have it in our power to begin the world over again." — Thomas Paine, Common Sense His words helped turn a colonial dispute into a revolutionary vision. See how Thomas Paine's remarkable pamphlet ignited a movement in The American Revolution, a film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt. Premieres November 16. | PBS