Why Is Thomas Paine The Greatest Founding Father Of The United States?
History presents an abundance of cases where people who have made an immense contribution to a cause were rejected by their contemporaries because of a simple misunderstanding of the entire scale of the perfect. Such a fate befell on one of the great people, Thomas Paine, the smartest man, a fighter for truth and justice. Having been at the peak of his glory for a short term, at the end of his life, he was subjected to ‘exile’, both morally and physically, contrary to all the results he had actually achieved. Nevertheless, first of all, it is noteworthy to figure out who Thomas Payne was and why he can, without doubt, be called the greatest Founding Father of the United States.
Thomas Paine, an Englishman by birth, was born in 1737 and grew …show more content…
Each of the 500,000 copies published has become literally a reference book in many homes. In addition, it is not surprising, because such a thorough description of all the shortcomings of the existing situation in America firmly convinced the already rising people to struggle, that active action is necessary for the final establishment of an independent democratic republic (Ph.D Tepher 2015). The colonists, inspired by Paine's pamphlet, swept the wave of patriotism almost straightaway: everyone craved independence. George Washington literally forced reading before the troops of Paine's proclamation about the creation of the United States, which undoubtedly inspired the army. As a result, in 1776 at the Second Continental Congress of the 13 colonies on July 4, the Declaration of Independence was adopted; it appeared to be the most important historical document of America (which, incidentally, was called ‘the United States of America’ from that moment. (Chumbley and Zonneveld …show more content…
Although he did not excel in his activity as a soldier, but as a direct witness of everything that was happening, Payne wrote 13 proclamations under the general title ‘The American Crisis’. These proclamations were immensely helpful to soldiers who needed support, faith in the righteousness of their cause. In them, the author fiercely defends the idea that England is guilty of many of the misfortunes of America, and calls the American Revolution an undoubted good (Chumbley and Zonneveld 2009) (Hitchens
Thomas Paine, an Englishman by birth, was born in 1737 and grew …show more content…
Each of the 500,000 copies published has become literally a reference book in many homes. In addition, it is not surprising, because such a thorough description of all the shortcomings of the existing situation in America firmly convinced the already rising people to struggle, that active action is necessary for the final establishment of an independent democratic republic (Ph.D Tepher 2015). The colonists, inspired by Paine's pamphlet, swept the wave of patriotism almost straightaway: everyone craved independence. George Washington literally forced reading before the troops of Paine's proclamation about the creation of the United States, which undoubtedly inspired the army. As a result, in 1776 at the Second Continental Congress of the 13 colonies on July 4, the Declaration of Independence was adopted; it appeared to be the most important historical document of America (which, incidentally, was called ‘the United States of America’ from that moment. (Chumbley and Zonneveld …show more content…
Although he did not excel in his activity as a soldier, but as a direct witness of everything that was happening, Payne wrote 13 proclamations under the general title ‘The American Crisis’. These proclamations were immensely helpful to soldiers who needed support, faith in the righteousness of their cause. In them, the author fiercely defends the idea that England is guilty of many of the misfortunes of America, and calls the American Revolution an undoubted good (Chumbley and Zonneveld 2009) (Hitchens