He also claimed that the purpose of government is to restrain the evil of man. Paine uses similar ideas from Locke, Montesquieu, and Rousseau, in defense of natural rights, societal government, and the natural shortcomings of government. Paine greatly influenced the support for the Declaration of Independence and the Virginia Declaration in his writings. Essentially, Common Sense is the foundational work for both of those documents. Without his works, one cannot be sure how much support the patriot movement would have received, and whether any of the previous documents could achieve positive feedback. In fact, Paine received so many sales of his pamphlet that the number of readers would be equivalent to the people who watch the Super Bowl today (Unknown,
He also claimed that the purpose of government is to restrain the evil of man. Paine uses similar ideas from Locke, Montesquieu, and Rousseau, in defense of natural rights, societal government, and the natural shortcomings of government. Paine greatly influenced the support for the Declaration of Independence and the Virginia Declaration in his writings. Essentially, Common Sense is the foundational work for both of those documents. Without his works, one cannot be sure how much support the patriot movement would have received, and whether any of the previous documents could achieve positive feedback. In fact, Paine received so many sales of his pamphlet that the number of readers would be equivalent to the people who watch the Super Bowl today (Unknown,