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Common Sense
by Thomas Paine
Society in every state is a blessing, but government even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one; for when we suffer, or are exposed to the same miseries by a government, which we might expect in a country without government, our calamity is heightened by reflecting that we furnish the means by which we suffer. Government, like dress, is the badge of lost innocence; the palaces of kings are built on the ruins of the bowers of paradise.
"Common Sense" by Thomas Paine
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Use the passage to answer the question.
How does this passage use an analogy?
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Responses
by comparing a government to clothing
by comparing a government to clothing
by using commas to emphasize clauses within the sentence
by using commas to emphasize clauses within the sentence
by repeating the term “government” throughout the passage
by repeating the term “government” throughout the passage
by using emotional imagery to describe a government’s ruin
by using emotional imagery to describe a government’s ruin
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The correct response is:
by comparing a government to clothing
In the passage, Thomas Paine uses the analogy of clothing to describe government, suggesting that just as clothing is a "badge of lost innocence," so is government. This analogy illustrates his view on the nature of government as a necessary aspect of society that reflects a loss of a more innocent, natural state.
