Common Sense Padlet by Elise Ellsworth

ellsworthelise — 2025-09-12 18:19:38 UTC

What is the Origin and Destiny of our Government here in the Colonies? Society is produced by our wants and government by our wickedness; If we do not control this wickedness than we will become like England and there unthoughtful ways. Society in every state is a blessing but government even in its best state is but a necessary evil. We must have a non evil government that is ordained by God. The destiny of our government is to have freedom and security from other countries. Also the freedom of religion. The more simple our government is the less liable it to be disordered by our people. We would not like our constitution like unto the constitution of England how complex that there's is without being able to se the fault in their lies.

ellsworthelise — 2025-09-12 18:28:16 UTC

There is a great distinction between the men of kings and his subjects. Male and female are distinction by nature there are good and bad distinctions all around. From the beginning of this world there was no kings. Until the history of Jewish royalty. The invention of kings from the beginning was from the devil. Monarchy in the scriptures is one of the sins of the Jews. Some may think a king is good because there is only one person but then there would be no checks and balances.

ellsworthelise — 2025-09-12 18:35:31 UTC

Some of the thoughts on the present state of American affairs. There has been volumes written on the struggle between us and England. Britain is a parent country to us but they have only parasite some of our colonies. Let every remember the cruelty of our mother the monster. If there is any true cause of fear respecting independence it has not been lain down by Great Britain. So we must revolt and become our own.

ellsworthelise — 2025-09-12 18:40:14 UTC

The present ability of our greater country is larger that we ever known. This Continent is ripe and ready for the great possibility o independence. Yea it is not in the strength of our numbers but yea in the unity this is where our great strength is. This is our time we must have a peculiar mind about of this we must become a indepndet nation and how great our brother said " Give me Liberty, or Give me death!"