Question

In Common Sense, Paine asserts that Great Britain has ignored American efforts to coexist fairly and peacefully, so Americans have

no choice but to fight for independence.
What reasoning does Paine use to support this point?

Answer 1

"men of allbranks have embarked inbthe controversy, from different motives, and with various designs; but all have been ineffectual, and thr people of debate is closed. Arms, as the last resource, decide the contest; the appeal was the choice of the king, and the continent hath accepted the challenge...."