Read the excerpt from The Crisis, Number I.

"I am as confident as I am that God governs the world that America will never be happy till she gets clear of foreign dominion. Wars without ceasing will break out till that period arrives, and the continent must in the end be conqueror; for though the flame of liberty may sometimes cease to shine, the coal can never expire."

Paine uses the metaphors of the flame and coal to demonstrate that

a. Paine uses the metaphors of the flame and coal to demonstrate that. b. the colonists will never know true joy. b. the fight for independence is never-ending.

c. the concept of freedom will never cease to exist.

d. Britain will never stop pursuing control of the colonies.

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24 March, 02:07

Read the excerpt from The Crisis, Number I.

"I am as confident as I am that God governs the world that America will never be happy till she gets clear of foreign dominion. Wars without ceasing will break out till that period arrives, and the continent must in the end be conqueror; for though the flame of liberty may sometimes cease to shine, the coal can never expire."

Paine uses the metaphors of the flame and coal to demonstrate that

a. Paine uses the metaphors of the flame and coal to demonstrate that. b. the colonists will never know true joy. b. the fight for independence is never-ending.

c. the concept of freedom will never cease to exist.

d. Britain will never stop pursuing control of the colonies.

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Rey Friedman · Answer 1

c. the concept of freedom will never cease to exist

Explanation:

In the last two lines he says," ... the flame of liberty may sometimes cease to shine, the coal can never expire." He is saying that even though liberty can't always be clear and straightforward, the desire and thought of it will remain.