His principal contributions were the powerful , widely-read pamphlet Common Sense -LRB- NUMBER@1 -RRB- , advocating colonial LOCATION@1 's independence from the LOCATION@2 , and The MISC@1 -LRB- NUMBER@1 -- NUMBER@2 -RRB- , a pro-revolutionary pamphlet series .

His main contribution was the powerful , widely-read pamphlet Common Sense -LRB- NUMBER@1 -RRB- , advocating colonial LOCATION@1 's independence from the LOCATION@2 , and of The MISC@1 -LRB- NUMBER@1 -- NUMBER@2 -RRB- , a pro-revolutionary pamphlet series .
