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Read the excerpt from common sense, by thomas paine.

"if we omit [forming our own constitution] now, some massenello may hereafter arise, who laying hold of popular disquietudes, may collect together the desperate and the discontented, and by assuming to themselves the powers of government, may sweep away the liberties of the continent like a deluge."

which choice best rewords the underlined phrase with more objective language?
take away our freedom completely
sweep away our liberties like a storm
drown our freedom completely
take away our continental liberties

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