Question

Read the excerpt below.

In England a King . . . [is] allowed eight hundred thousand sterling a year for, and worshipped into the bargain! Of more worth is one honest man to society . . . than all the crowned ruffians that ever lived.
—Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776

Based on the excerpt, Paine believes that the monarchy in England

1. is overpaid and harms the country.
2. has a right to rule but does not do a good job.
3. should be allowed to make important decisions.
4. should be worshipped only by church members.

Answer 1

Answer:He thinks it started out of sinfulness and for that in his belief in God that God stands in opposition to monarchy, this is proved by the many pages he wrote; Paine refutes the theory that hereditary succession reduces civil wars, because there has been at the least maybe ight civil wars and nineteen rebellions in Britain's history which Paine believes only results in only producing bad governing and bloodshed.

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