The main content of the passage is to present a possible situation in which a violent leader imposes the law on the country by force ("at the point of the sword"), which presumably leads to many deaths. This was what has happened, in Paine's interpretation under William the Conqueror in England. The intention is to show that this situation is undesired in America and to encourage Americans to fight against such a government.
The correct answer is fulcrum
Explanation: Fulcrum is a point of balance. the closer the fulcrum is to the load, the easier the work will be.
Stigmatizing and blaming other cultural beliefs. People place blame on others before taking responsibility themselves
D erosion will increase carring more sand away than before
