... with the common folk made his literature make more sense. He gives us many reasons as to why America didn't need Britain, while supporting his claims with evidence and practical theory. To begin, Thomas Paine notes the many problems with monarchy, specifically in Britain. On the principle of religion, Paine ... holds, "that the authority of the one, over the other, was never the design of heaven" (Paine, Common Sense, 87). Also, as a "parent" country, it ... expect nothing but ruin. If she is admitted to the government of America again, this continent will not be worth living in," (Pai...

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