COMMON SENSE Thomas Paine常识托马斯佩恩.ppt

1、COMMON SENSEThomas Paine,January 10, 1776 Rallying, Influencing, Motivating.,Thomas Paine,Born in Great Britain, January 29, 1737 Self-taught Immigrated to America 1774 Involved in American political life,“I offer nothing more than simple facts, plain arguments, and common sense,” Argued strongly fo

2、r COMPLETE American Independence, not just freedom from British taxation,What was “Common Sense?”,Revolutionary war pamphlet English, 48 pages First published anonymously January 10, 1776 Sold 500,000 copies in first year convinced many who were unsure of the purpose of the war,The sun never shined

3、on a greater cause of worth, tis not the concern of a day, a year or an age. Prosperity will be affected, even to the end of time Paine.,“There is something very absurd in supposing a continent to be perpetually governed by an island,” “We may as well assert that because a child has thrived upon mil

4、k, that it is never to have meat.” -Paine,Chapter I. Of the Origin and Design of Government in general, with concise Remarks on the English Constitution.,Introduces idea that there is a difference between Government and Society “Society in every state is a blessing, but government even in its best s

5、tate is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one”-Paine,Chapter 2 - Of Monarchy and Hereditary Succession,Paine argues that all men are born equal and there should be no distinction between kings and subjects. In England a king hath little more to do than to make war and give away

6、 places; A pretty business indeed for a man to be allowed eight hundred thousand sterling a year for, and worshipped into the bargain! Of more worth is one honest man to society and in the sight of God, than all the crowned ruffians that ever lived. -Paine,Chapter 3 - Thoughts on the present State o

7、f American Affairs.,Examines hostilities between American Colonies and Britain Argues for independence Continental Charter should come from some intermediate body between the Congress and the people we must ensure freedom and property to all men, and the free exercise of religion.”,Chapter 4 On the

8、Present Ability of America, with some Miscellaneous Reflections.,Paines optimistic view of Americas military potential. “It is not in numbers, but in unity, that our great strength lies; yet our present numbers are sufficient to repel the force of all the world” -Paine,Paines PAIN.,It was absurd for

9、 an island to rule a continent. America was not a British nation Britain the mother country should take better care of its child, the colonies. Being a part of Britain would drag America into unnecessary European wars, The distance Puritans believed that God wanted to give them a safe haven from the

10、 persecution of British rule. Britain ruled the colonies for its own benefit, and would not let the colonies have a say,Crucial in turning American opinion against Britain and was one of the key factors in the colonies decision to engage in a battle for complete independence Continental congress in

11、1774 not all convinced that complete independence was desirable. Without the pen of the author of Common Sense, the sword of Washington would have been raised in vain.” John Adams,Common Sense Succeeds?,Success again,December, 1776, New Jersey to reap the blessings of freedom, we must undergo the fa

12、tigue to support it “These are the times that try mens souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.”-Paine,Conclusion,Thomas Paine created written revolution Common Sense forever renowned as instruction, motivational, and re