“However, it matters very little now what the king of Englan…
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“Hоwever, it mаtters very little nоw whаt the king оf Englаnd either says or does; he hath wickedly broken through every moral and human obligation, trampled nature and conscience beneath his feet, and by a steady and constitutional spirit of insolence and cruelty procured for himself an universal hatred. It is now the interest of America to provide for herself. She hath already a large and young family, whom it is more her duty to take care of, than to be granting away her property to support a power who is become a reproach to the names of men and Christians…if ye wish to preserve your native country uncontaminated by European corruption, yet must in secret wish a separation.”Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776Which of the following best explains the impact of publications like the one excerpted here?