Revolutionary Period: Thomas Paine

"I have as little superstition in me as any man living, but my secret opinion has
ever been, and still is, that God Almighty will not give up a people to military
destruction, or leave them unsupportedly to perish, who have so earnestly and so
repeatedly sought to avoid the calamities of war, by every decent method which
wisdom could invent. Neither have I so much of the infidel in me, as to suppose
that He has relinquished the government of the world, and given us up to the care
of devils; and as I do not, I cannot see on what grounds the king of Britain can
look up to heaven for help against us: a common murderer, a highwayman, or a
house-breaker, has as good a pretence as he."

Reflection: As for Thomas Pains writing, he uses logos, ethos, and pathos too, but he uses metaphors in doing so. Through the use of this he make Britain seem like horrible people, leading to support form Americans. I think it is very intelligent for a man to be able to persuade people like this. I also think he did a very good job in persuading is audience that Britain was bad, and that we should fight against them.

Diary: Why do people not see that all we need is liberty? Am I the only person that feels the need to change this situation? Fellow people you live in the same country as me, you must feel a little of what I feel. Weather or not these people are willing to speak out is up to them. These people have not opened their eyes to the need for change, but when they do liberty is what they will want to. I am a man for change and all I want is Liberty.