After the death of Lenin, Joseph Stalin became the leader of the Soviet Union.
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Ineffective rulers, corrupt officials, and a government without money, higher taxes and bad harvests.
He believed that the colonists should fight for their freedom from Great Britain. Paine believed that if the colonists believed in themselves and in the causes for which they were fighting, success would follow.
Not sure what you're looking for exactly, but they were certainly risking their lives and livelihoods. African-Americans weren't the only people to be lynched in the fight against racism- black and white abolitionists were at risk as well (though certainly whites to a lesser degree).