Read the passage from chapter 17 of the prince. and that prince who, relying entirely on their promises, has neglected other precautions, is ruined; because friendships that are obtained by payments, and not by greatness or nobility of mind, may indeed be earned, but they are not secured, and in time of need cannot be relied upon; and men have less scruple in offending one who is beloved than one who is feared, for love is preserved by the link of obligation which, owing to the baseness of men, is broken at every opportunity for their advantage; but fear preserves you by a dread of punishment which never fails. in the context of the passage, what is the connotation of beloved and love? they suggest friendship, suggesting that even base men need close bonds. they suggest weakness, since machiavelli argues the bonds of love are easily broken. they suggest faithfulness, since machiavelli’s love can be relied on in times of need. they suggest faithfulness, suggesting obligations that are secured through love.

In this passage from chapter 17 of "The Prince", by Machiavelli, what the connotation of beloved and love in the context of the passage is They suggest weakness, since Machiavelli argues the bonds of love are easily broken.  Machiavelli is telling the prince that it is better to be feared than to be loved because people are self-interested and in difficult times they will not obey if they are not threatened to be punished.

paine is arguying that they had tried everything before coming to the conclusion that they needed to fight for their freedom.

argument: "every quiet method for peace hath been ineffectual."

claim 1: "our prayers have been rejected with disdain; and only tended to convince us, that nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in kings more than repeated petitioning and nothing hath contributed more than that very measure to make the kings of europe absolute."

claim 2: "wherefore, since nothing but blows will do, for god’s sake, let us come to a final separation, and not leave the next generation to be cutting throats, under the violated unmeaning names of parent and child."

op: object of preposition