Read the excerpt from Common Sense.“To talk of friendship with those in whom our reason forbids us to have faith . . . is madness and folly.”Paine uses the words “madness and folly” to emphasize that the colonists
Answer
A
are not allowed to have a positive relationship with Britain.
B
must continue to try to build a relationship with the king.
C
are unwise in attempting to achieve a positive relationship with Britain.
D
must be careful in their dealings with the king because he has gone mad.
Explanation
Paine says it is “madness and folly” to talk of friendship with people the colonists have no reason to trust. These words emphasize that trying to build a positive relationship with Britain is unreasonable or unwise. Choice C matches that idea; Paine is not saying the king himself has gone mad.
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