Question

Which parts of the excerpt supports the claim that Paine believed the human cost of the colonists' armed struggle against the British was well worth the outcome?

The Crisis, No. 1

. . . I turn with the warm ardor of a friend to those who have nobly stood, and are yet determined to stand the matter out: I call not upon a few, but upon all: not on this state or that state, but on every state: up and help us; lay your shoulders to the wheel; better have too much force than too little, when so great an object is at stake. Let it be told to the future world, that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive, that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet and to repulse it. Say not that thousands are gone, turn out your tens of thousands; throw not the burden of the day upon Providence, but "show your faith by your works," that God may bless you. It matters not where you live, or what rank of life you hold, the evil

Answer 1

The parts that explicitly support that ideal are where he says that he calls "not upon a few, but upon all" and where he says that "the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet and to repulse it." To me, that is saying that he is calling upon everyone to potentially sacrifice their life to obtain a goal that they believe is worth that cost.

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Answer 2

The parts that explicitly support that ideal are where he says that he calls "not upon a few, but upon all" and where he says that "the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet and to repulse it." To me, that is saying that he is calling upon everyone to potentially sacrifice their life to obtain a goal that they believe is worth that cost.