His emotional arguments might be the most intense part of his manifesto. Seeing how the Revolutionary War was beginning in the colonies, Paine knew that everyone in the colonies would be at least emotionally upset by what was about to happen. His rhetoric involving his view of freedom from government as a larger fight for the freedom of the world was very inspiring. “O you who love humanity! You who dare to oppose, not only tyranny, but the tyrant, stand up! Every place in the old world is invaded by oppression. Freedom has been hunted all over the world. Asia and Africa have long since expelled it. – Europe considers her a foreigner, and England has warned her to leave. Oh! receive the fugitive and prepare an asylum for humanity in time. “As parents, we can have no joy, knowing that this government is not sustainable enough to guarantee everything that we could bequeath to