Question

1. read the passage.

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:—’tis dearness only that gives every thing its value. heaven knows how to set a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed, if so celestial an article as freedom should not be highly rated.
in this excerpt from the crisis, how did paine use charged language to contrast american independence with life under british rule?
○ he warned that things purchased cheaply have no value.
○ he pointed out that freedom has its price.
○ he stated that conflict is hard and triumph is glorious.
○ he compared british rule with... freedom with heaven.

Explanation:

Paine frames British rule (tyranny, "like hell") as something that is not easily overcome, then contrasts it with freedom: he argues that low-cost, easily obtained things (implied as a lack of fight against British rule, accepting subjugation) are not valued, while freedom (the triumph over hard conflict) has great worth because of the high cost/struggle required. This charged language ties the difficulty of breaking from British rule to the glory and value of American independence.

Answer:

He warned that things purchased cheaply have no value.