Thomas Paine: A Revolution On Independence From Great America

Thomas Paine believed that government was a negative thing in many ways in this paper the reasons why Thomas Paine believes this will be stated. He thought that absolute monarch was an evil sin that went against the holy scripture of god and was a horrible thing all around. Next he thought that the government system was corrupt and took away from peoples unalliable and natural rights. Finally, he believed that what was most important of all is that people should govern themselves. These three reasons were key in his argument in favoring a revolution against government and gaining independence from Great Britain.

Thomas Paine had a revolutionary view of governments for a man of his time. He fervently disapproved of absolute monarchy on …show more content…
If America governed herself there would be more peace and prosperity. People would be at peace knowing they are in control of what they will be doing and not have to do something for a place that is not even close to where they are now. They will prosper by seeking new ways to explore and create opportunities in this new land without depending on Britain in some many different aspects. Also by trying to start to raise their economy by themselves and not having to only import and export through Britain’s terms. Also since the own people of these colonies would be governing them they would have more motivation to do well governing for themselves because it was their own responsibility to do well. However, if someone else governed them there motivation to strive to their own maximum success would be depleted. The people need this independence from Britain to be able to strive such as an argument would say “But the most powerful of all arguments, is, that nothing but independence, i. e. a continental form of government, can keep the peace of the continent and preserve it inviolate from civil wars”. Also having the right to elect and choose the people to help govern these new colonies is key. This would guarantee to keep peace and tranquility because there would be no issues against the elected representatives for it was whom the colonists themselves who elected the representative of there all same interests. The community then would support themselves with conflicts and the representative with the same interests would see to it to make sure these colonists ideas and thoughts were represented. So the government across the whole ocean could not see too and address these ideas and concerns the new colonies have so there would be no representation of the colonist’s same interests or ideas at all. Such as a government which cannot preserve the peace, is no government at all, and in that case we pay our money