Question

Please help what’s the meaning of this part of Common Sense

"Society is produced by our wants, and government by
wickedness; the former promotes our happiness positively
by uniting our affections, the latter negatively by
restraining our vices. The one encourages intercourse,
the other creates distinctions. The first is a patron, the last
a punisher."

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Government has its origins in the evil of man and is therefore a necessary evil at best. Paine says that government's sole purpose is to protect life, liberty and property, and that a government should be judged solely on the basis of the extent to which it accomplishes this goal.