In the article “Survival is Your Own Responsibility,” whats the authors purpose?

you have to be prepared to have responsibility

Explanation:

the proctors have three strikes against them in reverend hale's eyes. he is suspicious of them because they do not regularly attend church in the village, they have not baptized their youngest son yet, and john proctor cannot recite all of the ten commandments. i hope this < 3

jefferson introduced the idea that one does not change a government for "light" causes because he wanted to emphasize the seriousness of colonists' reasons for declaring independence.