“Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.”

The theme of this passage from the Declaration of Independence is best described as:

A. experience shows suffering
B. new governments provide security
C. long-term governments should not be changed lightly
D. discomfort can be endured, but abuse will not tolerated

The theme of this passage from the Declaration of Independence is best described as Jefferson's belief that "D. discomfort can be endured, but abuse will not tolerated"

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annyksl annyksl · Answer 2 · 2019-03-11T14:06:17-04:00

The right answer is "D. discomfort can be endured, but abuse will not tolerated".

This can be perceived in the part of the text where the author speaks that men are willing to suffer to get rid of an absolute despotism.

As we know, despotism is a form of government in which a single entity governs with absolute power. With this it is easy that the population feels abused by this concentration of power and wants, as the author of the text says, to get rid of the government profiteer, even if that causes temporary suffering.