The Commodification of Revolution

The importance of groups such as the Sons of Liberty cannot be denied, but the true voice of the Revolution lain in the many pamphlets and newspapers where the ideological battles were fought out in the public sphere.  The pamphlets of revolutionary America were written in an effort to convince their opponents of their point of view and reasons for revolting.  The pamphlets used intelligent writing to express anger and discontent, not “blind hate” of their enemies or stir fear among the population.[1]  Many pamphleteers quoted ancient texts in an effort to support their cause, but many times the quotes were conducted on a “superficial” level “without a full understanding” of the original text from which the quote was lifted.[2] 

[2] Ibid., 26-28.

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