Common Sense

Common Sense was a pamphlet wrote by Thomas Paine. He states that: "Monarchy and heredity succession have laid the world in blood and ashes" (170). He also calls the King George III a Pharoh of England. Paine is a huge influence on how people see independence. He takes quotes from the bible and mixes them with insults directed at the king. He also states: "A government of our own is our natural right...'Tis time to part" (171).

Thomas Paine's pamphlet went on to have twenty-five editions. Thousands of people read it andd it opened up their minds on the importance of independence. Do you believe that Thomas Paine inspired Thomas Jefferson when he wrote the Declaration of Independence? Do you think that it greatly inspired Washington's troops to keep fighting the war? If you lived during this time period would you have favored this pamphlet and set forth for independence?