Man knows no Master save creating HEAVEN, Or those whom Choice and commonGood ordain. Thomson. Throughout the course of human civilization, monarchialgovernments have reigned supreme, commonly forcing their particular subjects tosubscribe to a harsh and oppressive doctrine of “divine” order. From the ancient andrather fruitful ruling of King Tutankhamun, to the unbearable monarchs witnessedthroughout Eastern Europe during the Middle Ages, this powerful presence of kings andqueens has made a lasting impression on their empire’s current customs and traditions.Consequently, the impact made on the British Colonies in North America by England’sruthless leaders during the eighteenth century have come to epitomize this notion ofimperial rule. However, as The Crown and his governors continually subjected thecolonists to numerous and unjustified decrees of tyranny, countless Americans came torealize that independence from England was to be their only savior. While numerousrebellions and riots broke out due to colonial disgust with the mother country, others usedvarious forms of media to voice their opposition towards King William and histotalitarian dogma. Thomas Paine, an English born reformist, sensed these injustices andevils of monarchy thus prompting him to draft one of the most revolutionary pieces ofAmerican literature, Common Sense. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, the termcommon sense “…designates the sum of original principles found in all normal mindsand the ability to judge and reason in accordance with those principles.”Commensurately, when Paine adopted this title for his work, he believed he was speakingon behalf of all of the “normal minds” in the colonies that were being subjugated to theKing’s tyrannical rule. In addition, he understood the phrase common sense to be anappropriate and applicable term dealing with the “original principles” these men ...
