n England a King . . . [is] allowed eight hundred thousand sterling a year for, and worshipped into the bargain! Of more worth is one honest man to society . . . than all the crowned ruffians that ever lived. —Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776 Based on the excerpt, Paine believes that the monarchy in England

either b) they were often feared and despised by other native cultures. or

c) their obsession allowed them to coexist with many other native cultures because of their peaceful nature.

b) they want the land taken away from the wealthy landowners and given to peasants.

social contract theory, nearly as old as philosophy itself, is the view that persons' moral and/or political obligations are dependent upon a contract or agreement among them to form the society in which they live