Question

Readers may deduce from the passage from Common Sense that the speaker believes...

Both society and government are needed.


Government should not exist; only society.


Government is far superior to society.


Common sense would tell a man to remove himself from both government and society by striking out on his own.

Answer 1

The speaker in "Common Sense" believes that...
A) Both society and government are needed.

Paine states that, unfortunately, government is a "necessary evil" whereas society is something to always strive to better.