THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THOMAS PAINES COMMON SENSE
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To share the riches of the kingdom
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To keep power in the hands of the King
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To end the state of nature
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Individuals nevertheless agree to form a commonwealth (and thereby to leave the state of nature) in order to institute an impartial power capable of arbitrating their disputes and redressing injuries.
Detailed explanation-2: -The purpose of government, Locke wrote, is to secure and protect the God-given inalienable natural rights of the people. For their part, the people must obey the laws of their rulers.
Detailed explanation-3: -Locke argues that in the state of nature a person is to use the power to punish to preserve his society, which is mankind as a whole. After states are formed, however, the power to punish is to be used for the benefit of his own particular society.
Detailed explanation-4: -To Locke, a Government existed, among other things, to promote public good, and to protect the life, liberty, and property of its people. For this reason, those who govern must be elected by the society, and the society must hold the power to instate a new Government when necessary.