Read the excerpt from Common Sense. Volumes have been written on the subject of the struggle between England and America. Men of all ranks have embarked in the controversy, from different motives, and with various designs; but all have been ineffectual, and the period of debate is closed. Arms, as the last resource, decide the contest; the appeal was the choice of the king, and the continent hath accepted the challenge.…

What does this paragraph suggest about Paine?

a)He is weary of the ongoing conflict between Americans and the British.
b)He worries America cannot defend itself against British aggression.
c)He believes America’s only recourse is to declare war on the British.
d)He is optimistic the British will choose to compromise with Americans.