The Impact of the Beliefs of Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine were central figures during the time that the colonies were declaring their independence from England. Neither writer had religious beliefs that supported any organized religious group. Also, neither writer showed any supportive ideas towards the church or the practicing of any form of religion. However, both writers had monotheistic and moral beliefs that they based their lives around. Franklin and Paine allowed their personal beliefs on religion and life to impact the style of their writings as well as the establishment and fate of our country. Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine each allowed their personal beliefs to influence their writings. Common Sense was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that represented his belief of equality for all mankind. In this pamphlet, Paine advocated equality for all people by persuading the colonist to rebel against England to…show more content… In 1776, Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense, a pamphlet in which he offered ideas in regard to American independence from England. In this pamphlet, questioned the monarchy and the parliament of England. This pamphlet sparked the minds of many people to get involved in the endeavor for American independence. Benjamin Franklin was appointed by the Continental Congress in 1776, to a committee put in charge of creating a formal document to support the decisions of the American colonies in cutting off all connections with England. Thomas Jefferson was appointed to compose the first draft, and then It was sent to Benjamin Franklin to be edited and revised. However, Franklin deleted complete sentences and even chunks of Jefferson’s draft. Franklin’s moral and beliefs impacted the actions he took in editing the formal
