For all men being originally equals, no one by birth could have a right to set up his own family in perpetual preference to all others for ever
This confuses me because at the time they had slaves yet he is saying all men are originally equal, so then why do they have slaves if they are equal? I also wonder if he just included this because it would make him appeal to more people as to get as many people on his side as possible.
O ye that love mankind! Ye that dare oppose, not only the tyranny, but the tyrant, stand forth!
Paine's goal in saying this is to get the colonist to rally together and to unite as one against Britain. He is saying how the king is a tyrant and is slandering him pretty much so he can get people to join him.
receive the fugitive, and prepare in time an asylum for mankind.
He is telling the colonist to get ready and to be excited for the new world when they break free from Britain. He is saying that it will be a safe haven for freedom. The fugitive means freedom and he is telling the colonist to prepare to have freedom.
Paine’s pamphlet offered a very different portrayal of the British government. His criticisms swept across the North American continent and generated widespread support for American independence.
This paper is written for the people of the colonies to raise up against the Brits. His goal is also to give them a spark to push for independence. Through this paper he tries to give them some hope and reasons as to why they should break away.
In the early ages of the world, according to the scripture chronology there were no kings; the consequence of which was, there were no wars; it is the pride of kings which throws mankind into confusion
Historical Context- He is talking to the colonist about how because of there being kings they caused wars by being too greedy. His goal in saying this is to turn the colonist against having a king and breaking away from the kings rule in Britain.
tumult
A Tumult is loud and confused noise, especially one caused by a large amount of people.
In the early ages of the world, according to the scripture chronology there were no kings
I have a question about this paper as to what he means there were no kings in the beginning? Because if they are christians like I thought the British all were then wouldn't he believe that Jesus was the king of men?
extirpating
This was a weird word to me but it means to root out and destroy completely.
Thomas Paine Calls for American independence, 1776
The Author of this document is Thomas Paine, it was written in 1776. This document is important because it was a very huge part of the colonies actually splitting from Britian.
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