Common Sense During the late 17th century the American colonies were torn between separating from Great Britain or not. Some colonists felt they did not need to leave British rule, while others saw the potential for the American colonies without the British parliament. In the pamphlet entitled Common Sense, Thomas Paine expressed his belief in seceding from Great Britain to gain greater opportunities for Americans. He believed that nothing that came out of the monarchies was good, that America was oppressed and structured to be run by Britain. Thomas Paine expressed his dislike of monarchies in many ways in “Common Sense.” One of his many dislikes was that most monarchs were hereditary systems. Paine's thoughts on the hereditary system were that they were invalid and would bring with them evil. People born into the elite are very often ignorant and unfit. Some people thought that hereditary succession reduced civil wars, however there were problems too, 12 battles. It was only a matter of time before the colonists had enough of the government's crap for abusing the power they were given. Britain was simply using the colonies to make more money and the colonists thought they would be better off on their own than under British rule. Paine states, “Our corn will fetch its price in any market in Europe, and our imported goods must be paid to purchase them where necessary” (Common Sense p.24). Paine thought that if the Americans had control of their ports, Britain would no longer have anything to offer them. With that, America was no longer just a colony; they had become something much bigger, a thriving country. America became a haven for many types of Europeans with different types of beliefs. Paine In strong words, “Europe, and not England, is the mother country of America” (Common Sense p.