Read the excerpt from Thomas Paine’s work “The Crisis” No. 1. Britain, with an army to enforce her tyranny, has declared that sh

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Read the excerpt from Thomas Paine’s work “The Crisis” No. 1. Britain, with an army to enforce her tyranny, has declared that sh

e has a right (not only to TAX) but “to BIND us in ALL CASES WHATSOEVER,” and if being bound in that manner, is not slavery, then is there not such a thing as slavery upon earth. . . . . . . Neither have I so much of the infidel in me, as to suppose that He has relinquished the government of the world, and given us up to the care of devils; and as I do not, I cannot see on what grounds the king of Britain can look up to heaven for help against us: a common murderer, a highwayman, or a house-breaker, has as good a pretence as he. What is the denotation of the word “bound” in this excerpt? trapped connected depended aided

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Nadusha1986 [10] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-25T20:48:08+03:00

Nadusha1986 [10]3 years ago

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The phrase from the excerpt that best reflects the excerpt's passionate tone is "enforce her tyranny."

Tyrnny has alot of emphasis to the reader and the over-all passage

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geniusboy [140] · Answer 2 · 2022-05-25T22:48:09+03:00

geniusboy [140]3 years ago

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"enforce her tyranny"