THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THOMAS PAINES COMMON SENSE
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king’s authority
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republic
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salary
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law
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Detailed explanation-1: -He argued for two main points: (1) independence from England and (2) the creation of a democratic republic. Paine avoided flowery prose. He wrote in the language of the people, often quoting the Bible in his arguments. Most people in America had a working knowledge of the Bible, so his arguments rang true.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: Thomas Paine wanted a democratic republic to protect the people from a tyrannical government he felt was inevitable because of the corruptibility of political power. In his pamphlet, “Common Sense” Paine wrote about the need for a society to form a government for the protection of the people.
Detailed explanation-3: -Our favorites: “The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.” “Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.”