COMMON SENSE

Thomas Paine

The title very clearly conveys what this paper shows and thats common sense, this paper layed the foundation for government as we know it today. He stood up against the Tirane and taxes that plagued this young new land and proved to the colonists that the monarchy was a evil dictatorship that only cared about the royalty and land over the common man and a quality life for all. This document in my opinion is one of the most important documents in this country's history and with out thomas paine this country would not be the same. He had the courage to step up against the mother country and do what was right for the common good

I feel like the evidence is overwhelming that Thomas Jefferson took some of his ideas and supporting principles from some previous recordings of John Locke. the original immigrants came to this nation to free themselves from tirany and john locke was at the fore front of this; so fast forward about 100 years the battle has been waged and thomas jefferson is merely carrying out the ideas and plans of locke and his generation.

THE SECON TRETIS OF CIVIL GOVERNMENT: "http://www.constitution.org/jl/2ndtr02.txt" THE STATE OF NATURE, ACCORDING TO LOCK ALL ACCTIONS ARE RECIPROCAL AND WHAT GOES AROUND WILL CO ME AROUND. I TEND TO AGREE WITH THIS POINT OF VIEW BUT I DONT THINK IT IS PLAUSABLE FOR A SOCIETY TO FUNCTION. I WOULD NOT LIKE TO LIVE IN THIS STATE OF NATURE BECAUSE OF THE FEAR..THE GOVERNMENT IS PROTECTION FOR THE EVERYDAY MAN. FROM THE BEGINING AMERICA WAS FORMED ON THE IDEAS OF LAWS AND RULES THAT WERE PUT IN PLACE TO PROTECT MAN FORM EACHOTHER AND CREATE A SOCIETY FREE FROM ANARCHY. I BELIEVE THAT A SOCIETY FREE FROM ANARCHY IS A SOCIETY ON ITS WAY TO BECOMING A GOOD SOCIETY NOT BASED ON FEAR AND TERROR. OUR GOVERNMENT TODAY IS WITHOUT A TIRANY THANKS TO THE EVENTS THAT LEAD TO THE CREATION TO OF THIS COUNTRY AND NOW WE HAVE A GOVERNMENT THAT IS AS CLOSE TO PERFECT AS ANY OTHER NATION IS. WE ARE LEAPS AND BOUNDS AHEAD OF OTHER SOCITIES THANKS TO GOVERNMENT BUT IN NO WAY ARE PERFECT AND WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO