what does paine say about the argument that britian has defended colines in the past that the colonist never needed the help britian created the conflict so its protection seemed needed that britian only did it out of self intrest that the colonist should have protected britian

Ifeel like this means that we shouldn't just live for ourselves.also, we should respect others as well as people around us. it reveals that everyone should have equalized freedom, no matter their differences: races, cultures, skin color, etc,. we all deserve the same privileges.