Books like Common Sense

Common Sense by Thomas Paine reads as persuasive, urgent. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Du contrat social

Jean-Jacques Rousseau · 1762

Both explore liberty

59% genome match

Rights of Man

Thomas Paine · 1791

Both explore revolution & government

72% genome match

Two Treatises of Government

John Locke · 1965

Both explore government & liberty

65% genome match

The portable Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson · 1975

Both explore liberty & government

69% genome match

The Law

Frédéric Bastiat · 1950

Both explore liberty & government

67% genome match

Self-knowledge

John Mason · 1745

Both explore enlightenment

58% genome match

An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice

William Godwin · 1793

Both explore reason & government

62% genome match

We Hold These Truths

Mortimer J. Adler · 1987

Both explore liberty

61% genome match

Political Ideals

Bertrand Russell · 1917

Same nonfiction feel

59% genome match

The Federalist, or, The New Constitution

Alexander Hamilton · 1788

Same nonfiction feel

55% genome match

Constitution

India · 1947

Same nonfiction feel

54% genome match

Experience and education

John Dewey · 1938

Same philosophy feel

53% genome match