Read the excerpt from the crisis, number i.
"tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more
glorious the triumph. what we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: 'tis dearness only that gives everything its
value. heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed, if so celestial an
article as freedom should not be highly rated.”
paine compares tyranny to hell in order to
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emphasize the maltreatment the colonies have faced under british rule.
illustrate that the oppression of the british government is far-reaching and evil.
emphasize that british oppression is too strong a force to overcome.
illustrate the effects of the war between the colonies and britain.
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