Common
Sense is an excellent book that tells about the tough life during the
Revolutionary War era. The
author Thomas paine claims that Great Britain
abuses their power and the Americans
should separate from them and
become free and independent.
He also remarks that society is a patron and
the government is a punisher.
Although
he does not approve of absolute governments he believes
that they are relatively simple
because you can easily trace the problems
back to the ruler or king.
He declares that kings are unintelligent and
stupid. No wonder Great Britain's
government hung by a single thread, if
the person that holds complete
and absolute monarchical powers over an
entire country is an imbecile than
of course your going to put yourself in a
bad position.
In the
early stages of the world there were no kings and no wars, it is
the pride of the king that throws
mankind into confusion. At birth all men
are equals so why do some become
kings and others peasants? Why not
hold elections instead of have
a king that has an entire dynasty to follow
him after he dies.
No good
person will want to move to a country in which the
government is so rickety and controlling.
Citizens pay taxes and buy things
that help merchants but if nobody
moves to Great Britain then they will lose
out on business.
Fate and
war are uncertain when personal matters are the grounds for
a quarrel, it is almost always
the king's fault. Why shed blood and lives for
a ridiculous personal matter to
fight? To Thomas Paine it was just not
worth it. There is only one
way for America to have a bright future and to
have a good future they must become
free and independent from Great
Britain.
Although
the vocabulary is from the "Early America" generation, and
takes a while to understand, it
is a remarkable book. It is a raw hard-core
pamphlet about the separation of
America from its mother country Great
Britain. You can interpret
it in many ways but they all point to one
conclusion, independence from Great
Britain. Thomas Paine is a great
author and I think everyone should
read this book.
Tyler Kell & Brian Braden