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Thomas Paine wrote, "The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind. Many circumstances have, and will, arise which are not local, but universal, and through which the principles of all lovers of mankind are affected, and in the event of which their affections are interested."

Consider what you know of the Enlightenment and interpret the type of appeal Paine makes to his reader based on these sentences. Remember that the rest of the pamphlet deals with the particulars and specifics of the grievances the colonies have against the British.

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The following quote from Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" is considered, with particular attention to Enlightenment and Thomas' appeal to his potential readers.

"The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind. Many circumstances have, and will, arise which are not local, but universal, and through which the principles of all lovers of mankind are affected, and in the event of which their affections are interested."

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