Why would a writer want to avoid passive voice and write in active voice?

active voice is faster paced than passive voice.
passive voice is clearer than active voice.
passive voice is more academic than active voice
active voice is clearer than passive voice

What point was thomas paine trying to make by relating this antidote

Read the excerpt from frederick douglass’s speech “what to the slave is the fourth of july? ”go where you may, search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the old world, travel through south america, search out every abuse, and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me, that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, america reigns without a rival.what is one way that douglass achieves his purpose of persuading the reader to see his point of view? by relating as many facts and statistics to the reader as possibleby using familiar and casual language to make the reader feel comfortableby using gentle language to evoke a sense of calm and tranquilityby repeating the word “you” to directly relate to the reader

What appeal are the drafters of the declaration using when they say they are prudent and reasonable men