Common Sense

Common Sense is a classic piece of US history that will help you see the importance of societies coming together to form a fair governmental system and how these ideas paved the way for the American revolution.

You can probably screw in a lightbulb with just one person. But there are many behind the scenes that make it possible. Between the electric company, the manufacturer of the lightbulb, and the retailer that sells it, you need a lot of people for one simple task.

This is why societies are important. Nobody can realize their full potential without working with others. We must rely on other people to become successful. In the time of Thomas Paine, that might have meant plowing a field or moving logs.

Today, we still have to get others help to make even the most basic aspects of life go well. And just think of a complex project like a product or a surgery. Neither of these can happen without a team of people working together!

We also need others to help take care of us when we can’t on our own. In the late 18th century if you had a high fever you’d die if you didn’t have anybody to bring you water. Even today we need others to run errands for us when we’re sick so that we can recover.

For these reasons, it’s best that we all invest our time and effort into making sure that society prospers. And if we want that to happen, we need to have laws.

All of us are selfish and make bad choices sometimes. That means that people will hurt each other, which is not okay. Governmental systems help us set guidelines to prevent this. But it’s important that we get our political leadership organized correctly.

Do you remember the last time you were trying to decide with your entire family where you should all go for dinner? The varying likes and dislikes makes this kind of choice pretty difficult. But can you imagine trying to get hundreds of thousands of people to agree on something? This is why governments are vital to functioning societies. If we get them wrong, however, they make everything worse. setting up representatives for groups within society is best. People can vote in elections for the individuals they want to speak for them. But having just one election isn’t going to be good for making sure officials accurately represent the people. Frequent polling, on the other hand, makes leaders review and stay up to date on the most critical current issues. All of this outlines why monarchy is so terrible for society. If everybody truly is equal, is it fair to elevate one…