Thomas Paine's speech, Common Sense, outlined several substantial obstacles that Britain instilled in its rule, thus giving America grounds for independence . According to Paine, all governments were a burden on society. Nations with absolute monarchies or hereditary successions suffered because they were unnatural and paradoxical. Moreover, dependence on these empires has caused great violations to all civilization. However, a country without administration endured the same difficulties. Thomas Paine further posited for continental government in the liberty of America, as long as it was a natural republic. The considerable tribulations described by Paine were both the dependence of the American colonies on Great Britain and the English Constitution, the Magna Charta, and the growing discontent in Britain which gave the inhabitants of the American continent a reason for independence. (P-96) England's much-vaunted Magna Charta, by its very nature, was too complex. Paine explained that such a complex structure would only cause an entire nation to suffer without the country being able to find fault within itself. The British hailed their parliamentary system as the most wonderful, but Paine said it was nothing more than the remnants of a tyranny. According to Paine, the government of Britain was made worse by the monarchical king and his hereditarily appointed aristocratic peers. The legacy has only opened the door to foolish, mean and inappropriate leadership. The British stated that the House of Commons, in the English Constitution, created unity between the ordered ruling society and the general population. Conversely, Thomas Paine asserted that the usual validation of each component of the British system was founded in the middle of the document. America was hurt by the colonies' failure to legislate of their own accord; only the legislation resulting from the king's decree was applied. Furthermore, Britain was only a temporary guardian of the colonies, which brought America a dark and disconcerting future. Paine's argument was that nothing could protect the American colonies from England's unnatural government except a declaration of independence; and a continental form of government was the only way to maintain peace. Thus, as Common Sense taught, America was formed on more natural principles than that of England; the colonies escaped two repugnant situations: a monarchical regime and recourse to a deviant system. (P-94, 95) Works Cited Paine, Thomas and Thomas P. Slaughter. "Common sense." In Common Sense and related writings. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin, 2001. pp...74-119.