Tyranny means harsh, unjust power. Esteem means value.

Question

Keep these definitions in mind as you read the passage on the right. Then choose the correct phrase to complete each sentence below.

According to Paine,
is the result of a hard conflict.
Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value.

–Thomas Paine,
“Crisis No. 1”

Answer 1

According to Paine, triumph is the result of a hard conflict.