Read the excerpt from Common Sense. “To talk of friendship with those in whom our reason forbids us to have faith . . . is madness and folly.” Paine uses the words “madness and folly” to emph

Read the excerpt from Common Sense. “To talk of friendship with those in whom our reason forbids us to have faith . . . is madness and folly.”

Paine uses the words “madness and folly” to emphasize that the colonists are not allowed to have a positive relationship with Britain.

must continue to try to build a relationship with the king.

are unwise in attempting to achieve a positive relationship with Britain.

must be careful in their dealings with the king because he has gone mad.