Read the passage. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflic
t, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly:—’Tis dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to set a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed, if so celestial an article as Freedom should not be highly rated. In this excerpt from The Crisis, how did Paine use charged language to contrast American independence with life under British rule? He compared British rule with hell and freedom with heaven. He warned that things purchased cheaply have no value. He stated that conflict is hard and triumph is glorious. He pointed out that freedom has its price.
