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 should 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. —Thomas Paine,
“The Crisis,” No. 1

Who was Paine trying to persuade? Select the two best answers.