What does what we obtain to cheap we esteem too lightly?
“What we obtain too cheaply we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as freedom should not be highly rated.” –Thomas Paine, The American Crisis No. 1, 1776.
What general observation does Thomas Paine Express in the statement what we obtain too cheap we esteem too lightly?
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| What general observation does Paine express in the statement, “What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly”? | If you gain something too easily, it will not seem that important to you. |
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| What is the main point of Paine’s essay? | The colonists must endure. |
What colony did Thomas Paine represent?
Born in Thetford in the English county of Norfolk, Paine emigrated to the British American colonies in 1774 with the help of Benjamin Franklin, arriving just in time to participate in the American Revolution….
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| Main interests | Politics, ethics, religion |
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