Read the following excerpt: "We have boasted the protection of Great
Britain, without considering, that her motive was
interest not attachment; that she did not protect
us from our enemies on our account, but from
her enemies on her own account... [T]he injuries
and disadvantages we sustain by that connection,
are without number; and our duty to mankind at
large, as well as to ourselves, instruct us to
renounce the alliance..."
-Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776
Based on the excerpt, which source most influenced
Thomas Paine's argument for independence?
A.)the content of the Mayflower Compact
B.)the writings of John Locke
C.)the ideas of Thomas Hobbes
D.)the legacy of the Magna Carta