Though, all of them require not only reconciliation with the British but complete removal from the British royal monarchy. Many colonialists fought Paine on his arguments. Many colonialists argued that the British offered them protection; Paine argued that because of the British the colonies had also made many enemies. When many colonialists reminded that they had flourished under British rule, Paine reminded that even a baby needs to be weaned from milk to meat eventually. Though many colonialists brought up their blood relation to the British, Paine brought up that a hefty percentage of the British are actually French and question the colonialists if the British should then surrender themselves to France. Thomas Paine makes it clear that the American colonies owe nothing to the British no matter the protection, prosperity, or bloodline that the British once