Question

The "natural rights" referred to by Paine were first expressed by John DONE A government of our own is our natural right: And when a man seriously reflects on the precariousness of human affairs, he will become convinced, that it is infinitely wiser and safer, to form a constitution of our own in a cool deliberate manner, while we have it in our power, than to trust such an interesting event to time and chance... Ye that oppose independence now, ye know not what ye do; ye are opening a door to eternal tyranny, by keeping vacant the seat of government. There are thousands, and tens of thousands, who would think it glorious to expel from the continent, that barbarous and hellish power.​

Answer 1

For question 1: Locke

For question 2: B

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Answer 2

The “natural rights” referred to by Paine were first expressed by John ✔️Locke.

Those who oppose independence are condemning the nation to

❌freedom.

✔️eternal tyranny.

❌a vacant seat of government.

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