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This 3 page paper considers the writings of Thomas Paine and James Madison and compares them to the Philadelphia Workingmen's Committee's “This Monopoly Should Be Broken Up” to reveal differences in the way a republic was regarded. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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of republicanism than in democracy. In republicanism the individual decides how he or she is governed by electing officials to make those decisions for them. The idea of
republicanism was explored by numerous authors in the early history of our country. The more prominent of these explorations was Thomas Paines "Common Sense" originally published January 10, 1776
and James Madisons essay in the Federalist Papers #10 published on November 22, 1787. A third exploration that will be examined for the purpose of this paper is one
published by the Philadelphia Workingmens Committee on March 6, 1830 titled "This Monopoly Should Be Broken Up". Thomas Paine, of course, was instrumental
in the formation of our nation. Indeed, he not only inspire one nation, he inspired two. Paines now infamous "Common Sense" would be published in 1776. It
approached political theory in a manner that the common citizen could easily understand. Paine succinctly described the origin of government at occurring when a collection of people had grown
too large to effectively handle problems on a one-on-one basis. When people live in groups the naturally make rules as to what is proper and what is improper behavior.
These rules evolve into laws and government evolves so that the law can be enforced. As the group continues to grow in size ultimately they must elect officials
to handle the various aspects of government and law enforcement. This is a republic. Paine writes "The nearer any government approaches to a republic, the less business there
is for a king" (10). To Paine the dangerous class is the monarchy that does nothing in terms of its countrys function. Paine is very critical of the
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