In the following pages I offer nothing more than simple facts, plain arguments, and common sense; and have no other Preliminaries to settle with the reader, than that he will divest himself of prejudice and prepossession, and suffer his resason and his feelings to determine for themselves; that he will put ON, or rather he will not put OFF the true character of a man, and generously enlarge his views beyond the present day. "Based on the text, what was Paine’s purpose?"

The purpose of Thomas Paine according to the text was to show the need for common Sense . In the text he asks his readers to place their biases and prejudices aside. He asks them to read his essay with an open and willing mind

Explanation:

Common Sense was  an Essay Published in January 1776 in Philadelphia, Thousands of copies were in circulation by April of that Year. Paine's brilliant arguments were straightforward. He argued for two main points: (1) Americas independence from England and (2) the creation of a democratic republic.Thomas Paine .asks his readers to place their biases and prejudices aside. He asks them to read his essay with an open and willing mind

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