Thomas Paine wrote ‘The Crisis No. 1’ which was written in terms that most of the uneducated people could understand, and to give that people of the colonies more of an understanding of exactly what was happening. “The harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph” (Paine). During this time, things were hard and about to get even harder as the nation gained its independence from Britain. This saying has stayed with us for many pears because it can be applied to circumstance of today. Looking forward from gaining independence to a time not too long ago, September 11, 2001, our country was ultimately crushed. However, we didn’t give up or sit back and let people make a fool of us, we knew that things were going to get worse before they got better but the triumph would be glories in the end no matter how hard the conflict was or how hard it got. Another statement from ‘The Crisis’ the we still abide by today is, “Tyranny like hell is not easily conquered”, in this Pain is referring tyranny to hell, in the sense that hell is hard to conquer and extremely painful. It was not easy going through the American revolution, it was compared to hell because it was painful and extremely hard. ‘The Crisis No. 1’ was to put the …show more content…
Both documents contributed to our nation gaining its independence, and made long lasting impacts on our nation and even the world. ‘The Declaration of Independence’ was all about telling King George and the world that we as a new nation had enough, and were going to put ourselves in control, we would no longer act as slaves to Britain, they would no longer have control over us, we were our own nation. Thomas Paine’s ‘The Crisis No. 1’ explained to the neutralists, and the loyalists what we as a nation need and what Great Britain was doing, it explained that we would no longer act under their rule. Every man is equal, no one being better than another. Tyranny is like hell, and tyranny is exactly what Britain was doing, enslaving people of the colonies, imposing unruly taxes, and treating our people unfairly. These documents were written in a time was as difficult for a new nation, and breaking away from its protector would not be easy, however; these documents have stayed with us years after because it worked, and its advice that can be applied to our nation as we are today. American is what it is today because of where we came from and how we got here. America is built on the idea of truth, equality, and the American dream. Happiness is what is