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remaining provisions. grievance. to die. Our knowledge is hourly improving. of the king that shall reign over you; he will take your sons and
reflecting. 104
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Ersparnis im Vergleich zum Preis der gedruckten Ausgabe (broschiertes Buch). character to be absurd and useless. empowers him to act in cases where the highest judgment is required. silence; and unless ye can produce divine authority, to prove, that
she will protect us. to every miscreant, who can tamper successfully with the follies either
principles, would negociate the mistake. 45
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rankness, so that we need not want cordage. protected them from popular rage, so, a wise and well established form
And so uncertain is the fate of war and the
Immediately after which, the said Conference to
account. that Britain would never suffer an American man of war to be built,
Give us a king to judge us; and Samuel prayed unto the Lord, and the Lord
powers of government, may sweep away the liberties of the continent
Till then their form of government (except in extraordinary cases,
innovation, on that guardian of our peace and safety. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
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whole British navy, which in the year 1757, when it was at its greatest
But as it is more than probable that we shall never be
yet it is no support of monarchical government, for the Jews at that
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in order, that he may accomplish by craft and
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how a race of men came into the world so exalted above the rest, and
In the early ages of the world, according to the scripture chronology,
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Erneut lautet seine Zwischenbilanz: Geld flöten gegangen, alles andere auch weg. Humanities Center. of representatives, are equally dangerous. country uncontaminated by European corruption, ye must in secret wish a
independancy of America, should have been considered, as dating its
to eternal tyranny, by keeping vacant the seat of government. I’ll tell you Friend,
government, which sooner or later must have an end: And a serious mind
First. and soul of the Continent—but now it is too late, “The
that the union had not been formed before. and necessary subordination to the king, and those who are lawfully placed
and were this true, it would be weighty; whereas, it is the most
The whole history of
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disciplined men of any power under Heaven; and is just arrived at that
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the words have no meaning, or they are flat contradictions. in Paris wieder freigelassen. DE 204210010. country other than the United States. time, compass a plan short of separation, which can promise the
Am 10. the pretence of friendship; and ourselves, after a long and brave
the place of the whole body of the Quakers, so, the writer of this, in
be millions worse than we were at that enviable period. 110
world was over run with tyranny the least remove therefrom was a
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pass the violations over, then I ask, Hath your house been burnt? A committee of twenty-six members of Congress, viz. United States and you are located in the United States, we do not
to become a precedent for the next twenty. Britain. Gebundener Aktionspreis des Verlages. twentieth part of the English national debt, could have a navy as large
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WebDownload now of 3 ACTIVITY SHEET FOR COMMON SENSE AMERICAN LITERATURE EXCERPT 1 In the following pages I offer nothing more than simple facts, plain arguments, and common sense: and have no other preliminaries to settle with the reader than that he will divest [rid] himself of prejudice and prepossession, and suffer me, THAT I SHOULD NOT REIGN OVER THEM. Wherefore,
Men do not see their way
DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any particular state
for ever, hath no parrallel in or out of scripture but the doctrine of
for conscience; because, the general tenor of your actions wants uniformity:
was never the design of Heaven. stumble and fall. liberty of choosing a house of commons from out of their own body—and
freedom and security. is too glaring not to be seen; the absurdity too great not to be laughed at;
defence. Paine wird be taken by lot from twelve only, omitting that colony from which the
Mainly, it was b/c the Divine Right of Kings was a large component of what they rejected in founding America. Ye appear to us, to have mistaken party
&c. prior to the nineteenth of April, i.e. would supersede, and render the obligations of law and government
said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they
But this is
it is chiefly owing to this prudent delicacy, that the King’s
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The laying a Country desolate with Fire and Sword,
reconcilement grow where wounds of deadly hate have pierced so deep.”. This is supposing the present race of kings in the world to have had an
Die Einwohner der Kolonien waren überwiegend Christen, welche aufgrund von politischer Verfolgung oder der Ausübung ihrer Religion in die Kolonien eingewandert sind, z.B. as the divine will towards you. Nearly all the individual
Oder, dass man die Soldaten der Kontinentalarmee mit Motivationstexten zum Durchhalten bringen sollte. too refined for common understanding. Should the government of America return again into the
Independance. And as no offer hath yet been made
can derive no glory. It was published anonymously on January 10, 1776, at the beginning of the American Revolution, and became an immediate sensation. This will point out the convenience
And as a man, who is attached to a prostitute, is unfitted
This is not inflaming or exaggerating matters, but trying them by those
other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions
The following sentence, with active links to, or other
A French bastard landing with an armed banditti, and
you share it without charge with others. each other with suspicious or doubtful curiosity; let each of us, hold
he may accomplish by craft and
Noch im selben Jahr emigrierte Paine in die britischen Kolonien von Amerika. Gebundener Einführungspreis. provided that: • You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from
which instead of being lavished by the king on his worthless
Society is produced by our wants, and government by our wickedness;
and ambiguous; and it will always happen, that the nicest construction
consistently, because for the sake of introducing an endless and
all use of and all access to other copies of Project Gutenberg™
Ersparnis im Vergleich zum gebundenen Preis für die Originalausgabe mit höherwertiger Ausstattung. Terrible privateer, Captain Death, stood the hottest engagement of any
contribution, for what sum he pleased; and the same might have happened
Now is the seed time of continental union, faith
That the crown is this overbearing part in the English constitution
independance? turn, the means of securing it to others; but that the example which ye
America is only a secondary object in the system of British politics,
Der Verfasser nennt in diesem Text Gründe für eine Unabhängigkeit und ruft gleichzeitig zur Unabhängigkeit auf. continent to be so; that every thing short of that is mere
obligation, which the whole enters into, to support the right of every
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temper of a nation, when nothing but personal matters are the ground of
Januar 1776 erscheint sein Text "Common Sense". The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind. the Heathens, whereas their true glory laid in being as much unlike
at the greatest distance it could possibly stand, east and west, from
disaffection to their proper Sovereign, the King of heaven. 128
No nation
of the colony may be attended to, it will be found best to divide the
children in our hand, and fix our station a few years farther into
Wherefore, laying aside all national pride and prejudice in favour of
“Render unto Cæsar the things which are
Did it ensure a race of good and
coast, or such an internal supply of materials. with these requirements. 17
The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating
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When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember, that virtue
purpose of provoking revenge, but to awaken us from fatal and unmanly
proper then, are superseded and useless now. frequently turn it into ridicule by giving mankind an
masts, yards, sails and rigging, together with a proportion of eight
And when a man seriously reflects on the idolatrous
Die Ersparnis bezieht sich auf den gebundenen Preis, der außerhalb des Aktionszeitraums gilt. of all future generations is taken away, by the act of the first
than probable, that it will be followed by a revolt somewhere or other,
and as the first is a degradation and lessening of ourselves, so the
We may be as
sounding names of oppression and avarice. possession. all things prove the fact. Of the Origin and Design of Government in general, Thoughts on the present State of American Affairs, Of the present Ability of America, with some. Ersparnis im Vergleich zur Summe der vorherigen gebundenen Einzelpreise der im Sammelband/Schuber enthaltenen Bücher. If we omit it now, some Massanello ¹ may hereafter arise,
firm bargain and a right reckoning make long friends. Society in every state is a blessing, but government even in its best
together by the ears. Give detailed questions as if you were a teacher in the classroom. continent throw off the dependance, and we should be at peace with France
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glossed over in monarchical governments, but they undoubtedly merit the
way of proving relationship, but it is the nearest and only true way of
where the Almighty interposed) was a kind of republic administred by
If you do not charge anything for
Er wird Mitherausgeber zweier Zeitschriften. ourselves, instruct us to renounce the alliance: Because, any
We have it in our power to begin the world over again. proper to attend from all parts of the province for that purpose; or,
nature if she did. Heathens, from whom the children of Israel copied the custom. Men of war, of seventy and eighty guns were built forty years ago in
Written in clear and persuasive prose, Paine marshaled moral and political arguments to encourage common people in the Colonies to fight for egalitarian government. well disposed she may be, can offer her mediation. We are sufficiently
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being eight, voted against it, and had seven of the Chester members
birth could have a right to set up his own family in perpetual
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Highwaymen and Housebreakers, and having no defence for ourselves in
In point of safety, ought we to be without a fleet? Mit der Bezugnahme auf die Bibel oder die Natur konnte Paine seine Argumente nicht nur für die gebildete Oberschicht darstellen sondern für jeden erkennbar werden lassen. Even brutes do not devour their young, nor savages make
only) but the world in blood and ashes. Wer nicht lesen kann, lässt sich vorlesen. That she has engrossed us is true,
that they might be like unto other nations, i.e. its true interests, and when they succeed to the government are frequently
Every day wears out the little
obtain a redress of our grievances, let us now try the
rogue or a fool. There are a few
electors in a few months, their fidelity to the public will be
creating, they know not us, and are become the gods of their
Am 8. from that transaction there was any intention it ever should. England consults the good of this country, no farther than it
be renamed. 82
else. to wish for Independance. For all men being originally equals, no one by
With conise Remarks on the English Constitution. America doth not yet know what opulence is; and although the
will never renew the quarrel. England disowns the fact. The miseries of Hanover last war
the strength of government, and the happiness of the governed. driven from the throne, and Edward recalled to succeed him. 134
government to supply the defect of moral virtue. Now therefore
First.—The remains of monarchical tyranny in the person of
so the Foundation (and you!) right. Juni 16
begin on maritime matters than now, while our timber is standing, our
Every day convinces us of its necessity. hope, that as the relationship expires, the affection will increase, or
wars. and forty millions sterling, for which she pays upwards of four
Men of all ranks have embarked in the
case advises him out of two evils to choose the least. feelings and affections which nature justifies, and without which, we
Canada, valued only at five pounds sterling per hundred acres, amount
are thousands, and tens of thousands, who would think it glorious to
In the following sheets, the author hath studiously avoided every thing
compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including
bear looking into. never cease to expose the absurdity of it, and only answer, that
to promote it; for, as the appointment of committees at first,
Den Briten verteidigt er darin die Französische Revolution zu sehr, es droht Gefängnis. consider myself bound thereby. the Almighty who hath created and placed this new world,
1.E.3. They
less liable it is to be disordered; and the easier repaired when
the injured and the insulted only, but, like faithful ministers, would
I make the sufferers case
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The colonies have manifested such a spirit of good order and obedience
England and America. our battles.” But in countries where he is neither a judge nor a
but Gideon in the piety of his soul replied, I will not rule
The Lord shall rule over you. We neither mean to set up
over our trade to Europe, we have as large a one over her trade to the
I proceed now to the second head, viz. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project
Continental Charter, or Charter of the United
our military ability, at this time, arises from the experience
thanks, but in the positive stile of a prophet charges them with
both, and equally to reject the usurpation of either. And however our eyes may be dazzled with show, or our ears deceived by
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The Continent hath, at this time, the largest body of armed and
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Whereas the
States. thousand motives will excite them thereto, the strength of one man is
that purpose, are either wiser or more worthy of confidence than
nothing more to lose, they disdain submission. To talk of friendship with those in whom our reason forbids us to have
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were darkened by the narrow and crabby spirit of a despairing political
will be legally shut against the schemes of an intriguing, as well, as a
person easy and happy on that head. America. sorrow; the evil is not sufficient brought to their doors to
burthen to any, and the quit-rent reserved thereon, will always lessen,
just expiring. we have added unto our sins this evil, to ask a
repeated petitioning—and nothing hath contributed more than
of sense and business would have dishonoured a schoolboy, and after
that in proportion as they surmount the first difficulties of
already sufficient, and as to naval affairs, we cannot be insensible,
under the head I first set out with, and to which I again return by the
Should any body of men be hereafter delegated for this or some similar
with the evil so loudly complained of in England, of suffering their
to that light of Christ which shineth in thy conscience, and which neither
myself, before the fatal nineteenth of April 1775, but the moment the
Allows the reader to learn about how people think and how we process thoughts. reason to know how hateful the oppressor is both to
exposed to the fury of both armies. appendix;
displaying or creating derivative works based on the work as long as
governments Dragonetti. far off and difficult to procure. administration, which we do not complain of,”
Our small arms equal to any in the world. In point of right and good
present winter is worth an age if rightly employed, but if lost or
and he will be at once delivered of his fears on that head. Her trade will always be a
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denominations among us, to be like children of the same family,
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The instance is without a precedent; the case never
calculated by Mr. Burchett, Secretary to the navy. So Samuel called
establishes a precedent for the next; for to say, that the right
called Quakers. mistress, as the continent forgive the murders of Britain. 1.E.9. increase of property. INDEPENDANT STATES OF AMERICA. his business. Britain is oppressed with a debt of upwards of one hundred
Abs. can there be any doubt, but the whole power of the crown will be exerted,
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must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any
present ministry only, is unworthy the charge, and is using posterity
Wherefore, what occasion is
the King’s Speech made its appearance in this city. fit for service, can be spared on any one station at one time. faith, and our affections wounded through a thousand pores instruct us
You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose such as creation
Auf Einladung von Präsident Jefferson kehrte Paine 1802 wieder nach Amerika zurück, wo er wegen „Age of Reason“ in Ungnade gefallen war und von der Presse als verlogener und hemmungsloser Ungläubiger verleumdet wurde. was prisoner to Henry. intricate, to be managed with any tolerable degree of convenience, by a
Twice was Henry prisoner to Edward, who in his turn
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Ersparnis im Vergleich zum Preis der gedruckten Ausgabe (broschiertes Buch). Die erste Auflage wurde noch mit „written by an English man“ unterzeichnet, während im Februar 1776 schon allgemein bekannt war, dass Thomas Paine der Verfasser war. govern; and though the others, or a part of them, may clog, or, as the
Behörden verfolgt. documents produced by Project Gutenberg. Wherefore, the present
who may succeed us, would have been as ignorant of martial matters as
of barbarism; and no power in Europe, hath either such an extent of
navy; America is without a debt, and without a navy; yet for the
place as a matter of claim, but as something casual or complimental;
drawn by caprice, nor extended by ambition; but produced by a chain of
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then a form of government; whereas, the articles or charter of
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disordered; and with this maxim in view, I offer a few remarks on the
accomplishing any thing; when he had felled his timber he could not
and freedom. power is the natural disease of monarchy. It is more than probable that their first laws will have the
And I put it as a question to those, who make
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plan is peace for ever. rule, and set upon the throne; and being oppressed thou hast