Explain what Chief Joseph means by the last sentence, "If we sold our lands to the government, this is the way they were bought."

He basically means that the government pressure him into giving up the lands and in return claimed that he sold them voluntarily.

Explanation:

citizens are given 25 years of life to prove their worth to society; if they fail to do great things

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."