Common Sense was a widely-read pamphlet published in 1775-6 that argued for American independence from British rule. The pamphlet's simple, down-to-earth tone made it widely-accessable to Americans in the colonies. In the pamphlet's four sections, Thomas Paine argues for 1. a balance between society and government that he thinks the British monarchy has violated, 2. that all men are created equal and monarchy was unjust, 3. that America should organize a continental congress to represent the people, and 4. that the colonies have the military power to defeat the British.
Common Sense was the pamphlet written by Thomas Paine which was published in 1776 in which he talks about why there is need for American independence and argues for self governed nation Paine uses the basic format of proposal and even after so many years this piece of writing remains of the best written articles in the history of United States Paine used the common language of the people which helped him prove his point more effectively Paine begins his argument with the basic and theoretical r
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