Dear Cousin,
I am ecstatic to hear that you will be attending the 2nd Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia. I hope that this letter will inspire and assist you in making a persuasive argument towards independence. As we both know, the west wind blows upon us, creating a storm of change and new found enlightenment. Fate has led me to the tavern I currently own here in Massachusetts. To be honest it is quite serendipitous the way my tavern came to be. Benjamin Franklin, the same man who had recommended Thomas Paine to come to America, was the same man who had motivated me to open new business. My inn has blossomed since the public printing of Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense. Men crowd around my tables, drink fresh ale, and discuss the matters of the pamphlet. They cannot get enough of this man’s work. It is making quite a profound impact on my fellow costumers. Listening in on these conversational debates has sparked my interest in the matter. I myself have acquired this pamphlet and am electrified by Paine’s profound ideas. The pamphlet discusses the nature and purpose of government, the justification of a government free of a monarchial leader, and the present state and complications that have resulted within theses colonies. Thomas Paine’s work on the pamphlet Common Sense is the inspiration and motivation we as colonists need to finally break free of Britain’s tyrannous rule and their intolerable acts over the colonies. In this manner we can create a new governmental system devoid of a monarch ruler.
The enlightenment era is here, dear cousin. This is our one chance to reach new potentials. If we are able, to come to a united agreement, can change the way government and society work? I was never fully aware of the difference between society and government, but it is common for people to confuse the two (Paine, 65). Humanities main principal is to promote a sense of unity and happiness. Working together to sustain a living and maintaining...