Read the excerpt from Thomas Paine's work Common Sense. O ye that love mankind! Ye that dare oppose, not only the tyranny, but the tyrant, stand forth! Every spot of the old world is overrun with oppression. Freedom hath been hunted round the globe. Asia, and Africa, have long expelled her-Europe regards her like a stranger, and England hath given her warning to depart. O! receive the fugitive, and prepare in time an asylum for mankind. Which best describes the tone of this excerpt?

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Giuliana Ritter

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19 May, 10:12

Read the excerpt from Thomas Paine's work Common Sense. O ye that love mankind! Ye that dare oppose, not only the tyranny, but the tyrant, stand forth! Every spot of the old world is overrun with oppression. Freedom hath been hunted round the globe. Asia, and Africa, have long expelled her-Europe regards her like a stranger, and England hath given her warning to depart. O! receive the fugitive, and prepare in time an asylum for mankind. Which best describes the tone of this excerpt?

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emotional and passionate

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"Common Sense" is a pamphlet which was written by Thomas Paine. The main argument of Paine in the pamphlet was to provide both moral and political reasons against the egalitarian government. He wanted the people of America to understand the real motive and intention of the government. It was persuasive prose which was published anonymously.