English, 11.03.2021 19:40, iisofieii1978

Select the correct answer. Read this excerpt from Thomas Paine's essay "Common Sense":

Mankind being originally equals in the order of creation, the equality could only be destroyed by some subsequent circumstance; the distinctions of rich, and poor, may in a great measure be accounted for, and that without having recourse1 to the harsh, ill-sounding names of oppression and avarice2. Oppression is often the CONSEQUENCE, but seldom or never the MEANS3 of riches; and though avarice will preserve a man from being necessitously poor, it generally makes him too timorous4 to be wealthy.

But there is another and greater distinction, for which no truly natural or religious reason can be assigned, and that is, the distinction of men into KINGS and SUBJECTS. Male and female are the distinctions of nature, good and bad the distinctions of heaven; but how a race of men came into the world so exalted above the rest, and distinguished like some new species, is worth inquiring into, and whether they are the means of happiness or of misery to mankind.

recourse: source of help
avarice: greed
means: method for accomplishing or obtaining something
timorous: fearful
What argument is Thomas Paine trying to make in this excerpt?

A.
The differences between the kings and the subjects are not natural or necessary.
B.
There will always be a need to separate kings and their subjects.
C.
The equality originally enjoyed by people has been damaged by natural disasters.
D.
Not all people who belonged to the upper levels of society are cruel.

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