Which was not an opinion given in the speech? If this capsule history of our progress teaches us anything, it is that man, in hi
s quest for knowledge and progress, is determined and cannot be deterred. The exploration of space will go ahead, whether we join in it or not, and it is one of the great adventures of all time, and no nation which expects to be the leader of other nations can expect to stay behind in the race for space. Its conquest deserves the best of all mankind, and its opportunity for peaceful cooperation may never come again. Within these last 19 months at least 45 satellites have circled the earth.
According to the excerpt stated, the part that is not an opinion given in the speech is: <em>“Within these last 19 months at least 45 satellites have circled the earth”</em>. Besides, this sentence has a technical and scientific meaning because it is providing factual information which can be obtained through a scientific document.
Answer: In Common Sense, Thomas Paine say in response to the argument that the colonies have done well under the control of Britain is: That believing the colonies will continue to do well is misleading.
