“Society in every state is a blessing, but government even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one; for when we suffer, or are exposed to the same miseries by a government, which we might expect in a country without government, our calamity is heightened by reflecting that we furnish the means by which we suffer.” -Thomas Paine, Common Sense Explain what Thomas Paine meant when he wrote “our calamity is heightened by reflecting that we furnish the means by which we suffer.”

Explain how the colonists saw themselves providing the means by which they suffered when Paine wrote the quote.

Explain the impact Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense had on the attitudes of average colonists towards Great Britain.

Explain the impact Paine’s pamphlet had on colonial politicians and other colonial leaders.