A government of our own is our natural right . . . 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.

—Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776

In this quotation, Paine recommends

refusing to pay taxes to the British government.

doing business without regulations.

forming a government while the chance exists.

leaving American independence to chance.

Question

A government of our own is our natural right . . . 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.

—Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776


In this quotation, Paine recommends


refusing to pay taxes to the British government.

doing business without regulations.

forming a government while the chance exists.

leaving American independence to chance.

aesthete · Answer

Which do you think it is? Focus on the last few bits of the quote.

dopeisbadmmkay · Answer

Thomas Paine galvanized the American public with the thought that full independence from Britain was possible.

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