Thomas Paine

Common Sense
Introduction

The "Common Sense" was published anonymously in 1776 which is a strong defence of American Independence from England.
It challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy. It was written by Thomas Paine, who is also called the "Founding Father".
In his introduction of his revolutionary pamphlet Paine gives reasons for writing the document and he uses motivated language. In the last paragraph he says that he speaks for other people without including personal opinions and says that higher as well as lower educated people can understand him.
Paine also names disadvantages of the connection and the advantages of independence. France and Spain will not be their enemies when they were independent from England.

In class we talked about these quotations and their meanings:

"Time makes more converts than reason."
It means that people learn more from own experiences they gain over a certain time.

"The wise and worthy need not the triumph of a pamphlet."
Paine does not write it for fame; he writes to spread knowledge.