"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 furnish the means by which we suffer." -
Thomas Paine, Common Sense
Explain what Thomas Paine meant when he
wrote 'our calamity is heightened by reflecting
that we furnish the means by which we suffer.
Explain how colonists saw themselves providing
the means by which they suffered when Paine
wrote the quote.
Explain the impact Paine's pamphlet Common
Sense had on the attitudes of average colonists
toward Great Britain.
Explain the impact Paine's pamphlet had on
colonial politicians and other colonial leaders.
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