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Introduction This small introduction deals with the fact that the following text is to be objective & will not be dyed of any particular political tendency. It must be noticed that this text is anonymous however it is said that the author has no connection with any party or anything that could influence its judgment over this important problem: should the US people join the loyalists (=those faithful to the King of Britain) or the Patriots (=those who favor the US independence) in the opposition of the two countries? This text is written at Philadelphia during the Second Continental Congress where some delegates of the 13 colonies that composed the US by this time had sent. It is dated of February the 14th which means that the war had already began with Britain & most of the population did not feel concerned by the conflict so Thomas Paine who advocated the independence wrote this pamphlet to criticize the King of Great Britain: George III. Here is how he managed to do it:

Of the origin & design of government in general. With concise remarks on the English Constitution: First, he distinguishes society from government, the former being wanted the latter being imposed. He considers the first as a blessing (=benediction) whereas the latter is but a necessary evil. He says that government is something that seems innocent & blessing but it is only an appearance. Paine considers the example of few people being sequestrated in a part of earth, he says they would think first of society because man needs to find assistance but if one man does not seize the opportunity to create this society this opportunity will be lost forever after since he will not be able physically to construe this society (I consider this conception quite far from what was thought as a reference at that time, the state of nature of Hobbes). He also says that emigrants will be absorbed in this society so it would need no government however, Paine warns that man is