Matrix of Excerpts from Common Sense

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I have heard from the Assertion of America that it being successful under former I have heard it asserted by some, that as America hath connection with Britain, to future happiness and will be karma to the ones who flourished under her former connection with Great Britain, argue. The arguers are the ones who play the game tricky. the same connection is necessary toward her future happiness, and will always have the same effect. Nothing can be more fallacious than this kind of argument. We have boasted the protection of Great Britain without Colonists have pride in the defense of Britain that her reason wasnt attached, it was considering that her motive was interest, not attachment, interested. This didnt guard from enemies account from their opponents and that she did not protect us from our enemies on out account, but from her enemies on her account Britain is the best country from some people. Theyre down from her action. Beasts But Britain is the parent country, say some. Then the more dont demolish the younger ones, but fight at the ones who are the same size. shame upon her conduct. Even brutes do not devour their young, nor savages make war upon their families I challenge the warmest advocate for reconciliation, to I fight the one who supports for understanding to show an advantage in this area of show a single advantage that this continent can reap, by land gains from Britains connection to the U.S. being connected with Great Britain. I repeat the challenge; not a single advantage can be derived. Small places, that arent able to stop them, the ones who get the job done, but Small islands, not capable of defending themselves, are the something strange in the area continuously controlled by a place in the boundary. proper objects for kingdoms to take under their care; but there is something absurd, in supposing a continent to be perpetually governed by an island. In no instance hath nature made the satellite larger than its primary planet. Nothing but free and independence can keep the peace of a place that a government Nothing but independencecan keep the peace of the with rights to follow, when a man is extreme to reflect on those whos instability of a continentA government of our own is our natural right: persons business, then become persuaded which then shows the cleverer and and when a man seriously reflect on the precariousness of cautious one to build will succeed in their power to keep human affairs, he will become convinced, that it is infinitely wiser and safer, to form a constitution of our own in a cool deliberate manner, while we have it in our power

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