Common Sense Thomas Paine begins be describing the history government and people. He stated they people to often confuse government with society. He believed that society works to bring people together and to promote happiness, and that government promotes the opposite. He also describes government as a necessary evil. If man were perfect, we would need no government. The more simply a government is laid out; the less likely it will be disrupted. As a …showed first 75 words of 481 total…

…showed last 75 words of 481 total…are what we use to run this country today. This country is divided into thousands of districts. Our congress uses the majority rule. Most importantly, we elect our leaders. In closing, he points out the colonist's have everything that they need right at their feet. The colonists have the ability to make ships and produce everything they need without help from another country. He also writes that their strongest asset is their strength is unity.