COMMON SENSE EXCERPTS

"But there is another and great distinction for which no truly natural or religious reason can be assigned, and that is the distinction of men into KINGS and SUBJECTS. Male and female are the distinctions of nature, good and bad the distinctions of Heaven; but how a race of men came into the world so exalted above the rest, and distinguished like some new species, is worth inquiring into, and whether they are the means of happiness or of misery to mankind.(Common Sense-Of Monarchy and Hereditary Succession)

in this quote thomas paine explains how people arent born better than the rest so no one should have more power over another just because they were born into a higher class. there shouldnt be such a difference that it seems like the less powerful are a different species and that are these people making their subjects happy? well in the colonists case they werent. this paragraph showed the colonists that they shouldnt have to be ruled by a king that was born into his power let alone any king.


"This new World hath been the asylum for the persecuted lovers of civil and religious liberty from EVERY PART of Europe. Hither have they fled, not from the tender embraces of the mother, but from the cruelty of the monster; and it is so far true of England, that the same tyranny which drove the first emigrants from home, pursues their descendants still."(Common Sense-Thoughts on the Present State of American Affairs)

in this paine shows that the colonists fled to get away from the cruelty of britan. and the colonies were suposed to be a safe place for thoes who longed for civil and religious freedom but thoes that thrusted the cruelty upon thoes that fled have folowed them to thier safe place to bring just the same cruelty.this shows that the colonists should break free of britian and get what they came to america for.


"Thirdly. — While we profess ourselves the subjects of Britain, we must, in the eyes of foreign nations, be considered as Rebels. The precedent is somewhat dangerous to their peace, for men to be in arms under the name of subjects; we, on the spot, can solve the paradox; but to unite resistance and subjection requires an idea much too refined for common understanding." (Common Sense-Of the Present Ability of America: with some Miscellaneous Reflections)

in this paragraph paine shows the colonists that they wont get any help from other countries if thoes countries belive that the colonies will just reunite with thier enimy britan. so paine tells the colonists that if they are considerer rebels then the may get aid from them to fight britian.