<span>The sentence which best describes Paine's claim in the excerpt is God would defend the American colonists' fight because their cause was upright. In the beginning of the excerpt, the author says he believes that God is fair and will never give up his loyal people. The last lines point out that God knows what justice is, so there is no way to help such murderers as Britain because they did not even deserved it.</span>
Answer:
This is a strange question, I have found. Everyone, in fact, is different so for a person to be an idiot is rather relative. Personally, I am an "idoit" in certain subjects of my life, like socialization. Sometimes, though, I am rather good at what I do.
If this is an excerpt from a story, I wouldn’t be of much help. But from a layman's perspective, it seems like the character is attempting to please the failed humorist or he or she would have been frank. This in turn may have triggered a chain reaction, prompting the humorist to continue with his jokes which would have further affected the character. He or she is also giving the former a false sense of happiness and appreciation.
This passage may not affect the whole story in a remarkably discernible manner, but it definitely proves the character's penchant for politeness. And that may be be a deciding factor in his or her further decisions that ultimately define the plot of the story.
