Read the quote. then answer the question that follows. "government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its wors
t 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 which of the following enlightenment ideas does thomas paine reflect in the phrase “furnish the means?” separation of powers, because the means of government are the responsibilities of each part. limited government, because creating a limited government would only cause suffering. social contract, because people can agree to a bad government as easily as to a good one. natural law, because leaving a people to a state of nature would cause suffering.
Freedom is important for our happiness because it allows us to make choices that make us happy and gives us the opportunity to make mistakes and learn from them. So our happiness depends on how we feel about the choices we've made and continue to make in life.
It is full of his peculiar verisimilitude and has all the interest of Anson's or Dampier's voyages, with a charm of style superior to even that of the latter.
