30 not a man lives on the continent but fully believes that a separation must some time or other finally take place, and a generous parent should have said, “if there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace; ” and this single reflection, well applied, is sufficient to awaken every man to duty. —thomas paine, “the crisis,” no. 1 who was paine trying to persuade? select the two best answers. colonial men disobedient children colonial parents dutiful british soldiers