Anoted [tory], who kept a tavern at amboy, was standing at his door, with as pretty a child in his hand, about eight or nine years old, as most i ever saw, and after speaking his mind as freely as he thought was prudent, finished with this unfatherly expression, “well! give me peace in my day.” not a man lives on the continent but fully believes that a separation must some time or other finally take place, and a generous parent would have said, “if there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace; ” and this single reflection, well applied, is sufficient to awaken every man to duty. what point was thomas paine trying to make by relating this anecdote? a: war is very difficult on children and should not be entered into lightly. b; america will break with britain eventually, so now is the time to act. c peace is an expensive commodity, so it should always be sought first.