Thomas Paine's Radical Proposal

   In 1776 their was a book called "Common Sense" written by Thomas Paine. In this book he expressed his radical ideas in simple, but forceful language.Paine propose a radical course of action. Some ideas he wrote in the book were grievances and were used in the Declaration of Independence. He thought that the enemy was not the Parliament, but the King, also denounce that the king and aristocrats as frauds and parasites.In this book he says that people had to elect the government, not that anyone can inherit the power because they come from a wealthy family, he thought as a Republic. He definitely hated rigid class structure of Britain for smothered hopes for poor people to have success. He also talk about the advisability of separation, the nature of society, and makes some proposals for a new type of government.  He also with other countries in Europe that, Americans can trade freely with other countries without the British checking them.  He considers the issues of population, resources, and the navy and concludes that it is possible to win to the British army.  To conclude, he applies rational argument, supporting his points not only with philosophical but also with economic and political advantages.