Thomas Paine clearly believes that A) no one, not common man or king, has a right to commit murder. B) he is a noble countryman,
with a warrior heart and a clear conscience. C) he has a right to protect and defend himself, his property, his home, and his family. D) only in acts of war is it permissible to commit murder or violent acts of aggression.
C) he has a right to protect and defend himself, his property, his home, and his family.
Explanation:
Paine became notorious because of his pamphlets. The Age of Reason, in which he advocated deism, promoted reason and free thought and argued against institutionalized religion in general and Christian doctrine in particular.
Paine denounced the monarch into argued that people are born in to a state of equality. An advocate of natural rights theory, Paine claimed that there are no natural rulers among men. He then proposed a system of representative government for the colonies.
C) he has a right to protect and defend himself, his property, his home, and his family.
Explanation:
This is the statement that best reflects the ideas that Thomas Paine put forward in his famous pamphlet <em>Common Sense</em>. <em>Common Sense</em> was written in 1775-76, and its main purpose was to advocate for the independence of the Thirteen Colonies from Great Britain. The pamphlet became extremely popular, and it made it possible for common people to understand the basic principles of the Revolutionary War. One of the ideas that he expressed in his text was that he believed he had a right to protect and defend himself, his property, his home and his family.
Lean means to actually rest your physical wait against something, yet in this sentence it means to depend on someone. If this doesn't make sense listen to to song lean on me and you will understand.
