Read this passage from the Declaration of Independence. He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to
complete the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with
circumstances of Cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most
barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.
Why does Jefferson use the word barbarous alongside the word
civilized?
O to contrast King George's character with that of foreign mercenaries
O to point out that there have been more barbaric leaders than King George
O to suggest that King George is the opposite of what he should be
O to shame King George into behaving more like a civilized leader