EMERGENCE OF USA
FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN COLONIES
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In Common Sense, Thomas Paine said that we need government because of our wickedness. He sounds more like THOMAS HOBBES than John Locke.
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John Locke
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Rousseau
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Thomas Hobbes
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Thomas Jefferson
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In Common Sense, Paine argued that it was absurd for an island to rule a Continent, that America could avoid European conflicts by being free of Great Britain, that London was too far from America to rule it, and that the King and Parliament would inevitably rule for Britains benefit, not Americas.
Detailed explanation-2: -Common Sense was written by Thomas Paine on January 10, 1776. The 48-page pamphlet presented an argument for freedom from British rule. Paine wrote in such a style that common people could easily understand, using Biblical quotes which Protestants understood.
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