Question

A government of our own is our natural right . . . it is infinitely wiser and safer, to form a constitution of our own in a cool deliberate manner, while we have it in our power, than to trust such an interesting event to time and chance. —Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776 Based on the excerpt, Paine recommends that Americans refuse to pay taxes to the British government. conduct business without regulations. write a constitution while the chance exists. leave American independence to chance.

Answer 1

Paine is saying that the Americans need to "write a constitution while the chance exists."
He argues that Americans need to create their own government (the constitution) "while we have it in our power"-- as they still have the chance to.

Answer 2

Write a constitution while the chance exists.

Step-by-step explanation:

In “Common Sense” Thomas Paine defended why America should be independent of Britain, he listed a series of reasons and also outlined his thoughts on a new constitution for America. He depicted what the state assemblies should do, how many members the congress should have and how the congress would choose their president. He listed how the conference should be held and the Charter of the United Colonies.