Absolute states has solid political stability which is very favorable for business and peace at time. However,usually unless the absolute ruler is enlightened, the disadvantages by far surpasses the advantages. Usually, liberties and rights are the first casualty of such a type of rule. The other problem is the excesses of a sovereign who may chose to rule in total disregard of the rule of law.
A peasant is considered to be a farmer and would give free service to the lord and his land. This is in exchange for their rent on the land owned by the lord and for the food provided by the crops grown in the lord's land. They would work for three times in a week or longer, if it is harvest time. A peasant was not permitted to change their abode or move to another place. They needed to become a freeman first. In order to become a freeman, he needed to pay his debt to the lord or buy a piece of his land. The status of being a peasant or serf will be passed onto the descendants.
Common Sense
Common Sense
was an instant best-seller. Published in January 1776 in Philadelphia,
nearly 120,000 copies were in circulation by April. Paine's brilliant
arguments were straightforward. He argued for two main points: (1)
independence from England and (2) the creation of a democratic republic.
Paine avoided flowery prose. He wrote in the language of the people,
often quoting the Bible in his arguments. Most people in America had a
working knowledge of the Bible, so his arguments rang true. Paine was
not religious, but he knew his readers were. King George was "the
Pharaoh of England" and "the Royal Brute of Great Britain." He touched a
nerve in the American countryside.
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