Read the excerpt from Common Sense.“There are injuries which nature cannot forgive; she would cease to be nature if she did.”Paine uses this language to show that

Paine compares the king’s treatment of the colonies to injuries so serious that even nature cannot forgive them. This emphasizes that the king’s oppressive actions are inexcusable, which matches choice B. The quote does not suggest that the colonists should seek punishment or that the relationship can be repaired.

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