The American Crisis Response

The main purpose of this passage was about how people suffer in times of struggle. In hard times, people need to try to overcome and persevere in order to become successful in the end. In this passage, Thomas Paine wrote of how even though America was dependent on Great Britain at the time, Paine stated that America needed to become independent because Great Britain was making negative influences on America. "Not all the treasure of the world, so far as I believe, could have induced me to support an offensive war, for I think it murder; but if a thief breaks into my house, burns and destroys my property, and threatens to kill me, or those that are in it, and to "Bind me in all cases whatsoever," to his absolute will, am I to suffer it?" (p.53). I agree with this quote because I am also against offensive wars when they are not neccessary, but in times where I have been physically and/or mentally attacked, war is necessary against the enemy. I can make this connection to my life because I would not randomly attack someone mentally and/or physically because of my hatred to that person. Although I would never go up to someone and attack them, I would defend myself in times where it is absolutely necessary because I believe in sticking up for myself. I can connect this to America and Great Britain because the people of Great Britain bullied and attacked Americans and it was time to take action against Great Britain. I overall enjoyed reading this passged by Thomas Paine.