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"Not all the treasures of the world, so far as I believe, could have induced me to support an offensive war, for I think it murder; but if a thief breaks"Not all the treasures of the world, so far as I believe, could have induced me to support an offensive war, for I think it murder; but if a thief breaks into my house, burns and destroys my property, and kills or threatens to kill me, or those that are in it, and to 'bind me in all cases whatsoever' to his absolute will, am I to suffer it?"
Paine uses this analogy to explain:
A. that war is never the answer.
B. how strong he feels about maintaining peace.
C. that he has been robbed before.
D. how it feels to be threatened by enemies.
E. that he feels continuously injured by war.
Paine uses this analogy to explain:
A. that war is never the answer.
B. how strong he feels about maintaining peace.
C. that he has been robbed before.
D. how it feels to be threatened by enemies.
E. that he feels continuously injured by war.
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Paine uses this analogy to explain: **D. how it feels to be threatened by enemies.**
In this passage, he compares war to a thief breaking into one's house, emphasizing the violation and the threat of violence that comes from aggressors. This analogy illustrates his perspective on the impact of being threatened and harmed by enemies, situating his arguments about war in a personal context of self-defense and the legitimacy of responding to aggression.
In this passage, he compares war to a thief breaking into one's house, emphasizing the violation and the threat of violence that comes from aggressors. This analogy illustrates his perspective on the impact of being threatened and harmed by enemies, situating his arguments about war in a personal context of self-defense and the legitimacy of responding to aggression.