Part of the debate over rights in the 18th century involved the prerogative of kings to remove and appoint judges upon their ascension to the throne. Liberal thinkers believed that lifetime appointments would scale back the power of the king, and therefore represented social progress. If a judge was sure of his seat, he could vote according to his own judgment, despite the wishes of the king. The Whigs in Britain actually won this right, though whether it really served their cause or their government is anyone's guess.
He was referencing the Bible with “four score and seven years ago”,,, The our fathers meaning Jefferson and Madison and Hamilton establishing our government and explaining how we came together to fight the British. The Gettysburg was pretty much a pep talk for the civil war, so he wanted to express the ideal we had when establishing america, for the good of the people.
The<span> American </span>Crisis<span> is a collection of articles written by </span>Thomas Paine<span> during the American Revolution War. In 1776 </span>Paine<span> wrote Common Sense, an extremely popular and successful pamphlet arguing for Independence from England.
But along with the book, it is completely about English War (American Revolution) and fighting for it's independence and had it's first 13 colonies and on with the current states today.</span>
