In "Common Sense" and "The Crisis" Thomas Paine expresses his idea about individual rights, the idea of revolution and what it means to be an American. John Locke had two major ideas about individual rights; human nature is potentially good, and mankind is capable of governing themselves. Thomas Paine criticizes the ... plan of present convenience, will in a little time fall into a relapse more wretched than the first." (Page 698, Text) These quotes show that Thomas Paine feels that the Americans are not being treated fairly, shows that the connections between Great Britain and America can cau...

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