Thomas Paine's Belief in Divine Favor for the American Revolution

In Common Sense and The American Crisis, Thomas Paine framed the Revolution as a moral struggle between virtue and tyranny. He argued:

• The colonists represented liberty, reason, and natural rights.
• The British Crown embodied corruption, hereditary despotism, and oppression.
• A just God would not abandon a righteous people to a wicked oppressor.
• Therefore, the American cause was divinely favored and destined to succeed.

This rhetoric galvanized public support by merging Enlightenment ideals with religious conviction, portraying independence as both a political necessity and a sacred duty.