How Did Thomas Paine Influence The American Revolution

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At first glance Thomas Paine may not be too relatable to common folk as the likes of Abigail Adams or Benjamin Franklin who are nowadays Behemoths of their own in terms of popular knowledge of the American Revolution. However, take heed whilst men like George Washington were the workhorse of the American revolution rest assured Thomas Paine may have moved more men single handedly than any of the revolutionaries of the time. Thomas had a way with words such that he could interpret the ideologies and resolves of the American Revolution to common folk villagers and farmers just as well as he could to someone of the intelligence of Benjamin Franklin. Indeed, Thomas Paine was inspiration of liberty, planting the seed of dissent against the English monarchy and popularizing as well. Having been raised in a …show more content…
Now the troops That Thomas had originally inspired to fight now depended on him once more to keep them motivated. Thomas would go on to write Several essays on “The American Crisis” of which instead of inciting more reason to engage in rebellion; they further improved on existing resolves of the soldiers (whom had almost given up) fighting for the American rights. Which gave rise to his most noteworthy line of the pamphlet “These are the times that try men's souls: The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman”. By this Paine translated the message that no soldier should stop fighting as one just because the comfy times to fight are over that he himself was a soldier throughout the year rain or shine. These essays became inspiration incarnate and kept Washington’s army going full speed ahead into the invasion of