The argument for liberation is always a difficult endeavor. Thomas Paine exemplified this perfectly with his remarkable piece of literary work: “Common Sense”. Paine’s “Common Sense” was an impressive critique of colonial fears of separation from parent country and on heredity Monarchy in British Government. The strength of his work lied in his ability to reach out to his audience with ordinary language, his usage of religious scriptures, and of the deconstruction of certain historical aspects of Britain’s government.
Paine stated that society was a blessing, but government was a necessary evil. Men, he believed, give tribute (land/wealth) to their government in exchange for safety, security, and the wills of those in position of power. However Paine noted that in Britain heredity in both the Monarchy and the House of Lords acts as a barrier and …show more content…
In his pamphlet, Paine states that in the Bible all men are born equal in the eyes of God, but questions the readers as to why then, if all men are equal, are some born kings and others subjects. Here he makes his strongest and most effective argument against hereditary Monarchs. He explains that there is a natural distinction between men and women, a Heavenly distinction between good and bad, but a lack of distinction for a race of men to be given divine right. For Paine this was a grievous offense as not only does it cause individuals to consider themselves as lesser beings, but also entraps their children and their children’s children and so forth into this belief system. The Bible, Paine illustrations, tells of God’s anger and protest against such claims from Monarch’s. The very same Bible, he added, that many used to rationalize their Monarchs claim to divine right harbored no justification for its very
Paine stated that society was a blessing, but government was a necessary evil. Men, he believed, give tribute (land/wealth) to their government in exchange for safety, security, and the wills of those in position of power. However Paine noted that in Britain heredity in both the Monarchy and the House of Lords acts as a barrier and …show more content…
In his pamphlet, Paine states that in the Bible all men are born equal in the eyes of God, but questions the readers as to why then, if all men are equal, are some born kings and others subjects. Here he makes his strongest and most effective argument against hereditary Monarchs. He explains that there is a natural distinction between men and women, a Heavenly distinction between good and bad, but a lack of distinction for a race of men to be given divine right. For Paine this was a grievous offense as not only does it cause individuals to consider themselves as lesser beings, but also entraps their children and their children’s children and so forth into this belief system. The Bible, Paine illustrations, tells of God’s anger and protest against such claims from Monarch’s. The very same Bible, he added, that many used to rationalize their Monarchs claim to divine right harbored no justification for its very