Question

A look at this quote from Thomas Paine's Common Sense:

"Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one . . ."

These words by Thomas Paine were used to . . .

1.encourage colonists to declare independence.

2. encourage colonists to dump tea into the Boston Harbor.

3. encourage colonists to make peace with Great Britain.

4. encourage colonists to pay their taxes.

Answer 1

Answer: Society in every state is a blessing, but Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one: for when we suffer, or are exposed to the same miseries BY A GOVERNMENT, which we might expect in a country WITHOUT GOVERNMENT, our calamity is heightened by reflecting that we ...

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