Paine, along with many revolutionaries of the period, viewed government as being inherently limited, in the sense that it was meant to serve the people and not the other way around. That's why he wrote "common sense" which talked about the absurdity of British rule over the colonies.
Provided a mission for the revolution.
Both men used their pens to encourage revolutionary spirit and a drive toward liberty. They used writing to demonstrate the rights they have been stripped of and the rights they believed they deserved. Lines like "give me liberty or give me death" shows the willingness to die for the mission of revolution.
Competition between european countries such as portugal and spain affect overseas exploration and expansion, they didn´t want to go to America, they both wanted to go to Asia, and Africa, trade with asia, get their riches, improve technology and covert people to Christian. Christopher Columbus wanted to go to Asia when he found america, as a result of all that competition, spanish and portuguese established colonies in america.
Manifest destiny was a concept that was devoid of any consideration for the lives, land and property of the people against which it was targeted.
With time it came to acquire a most imperialistic bearing by embracing the proud and selfish reasoning that because America had been made great by its Anglo - Saxon heritage, this made America supremely fit and suited to extend its influence beyond its continental boundaries, that now it was the nation's manifest destiny to achieve this. Nowhere are the interests of other people mentioned.
C After the stock market crash people withdrew their money from the banks ASAP for fear of losing it.