Common Sense In the late 1700s, the American colonies were divided between whether or not to secede from Great Britain. Some colonists felt they did not need to leave British rule, while others saw the potential of the American colonies without the British parliament. In the pamphlet titled Common Sense, Thomas Paine expressed his belief in separating from Britain in order to provide greater opportunities for Americans. He believed that nothing that came out of monarchies was good, that America was oppressed and too structured to be ruled by Britain. Thomas Paine expressed his dislike of monarchies in several ways throughout "Common Sense." One of his many dislikes was that most monarchs have a hereditary system. Paine's thoughts on the hereditary system were that they were invalid and would bring evil with it. People born into an elite existence are very often ignorant and inept. Some people thought that hereditary succession reduced civil wars, but there were also problems, 12 battles. It was only a matter of time before the settler got tired of the government's bullshit for abusing the power he was given. Britain was simply using the colonies to make more money and the colonists believed 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 produce must be paid to buy it where they want it” (Common Sense p.24). Paine believed that if the Americans controlled their ports, Britain would have nothing left to offer them. With this, America was no longer just colonies; they had become something much greater, a prosperous country. America became a refuge for many types of Europeans with different types of beliefs. Paine In strong terms, “Europe, not England, is the home of America” (Common Sense p..