What principle, later incorporated into the U. S. Constitution, does Thomas Paine advise in this excerpt? Federalism
Equal rights
Limited government
Checks and balances

Limited government

Explanation:

The principle, later incorporated into the U.S. Constitution, that Thomas Paine advises in this excerpt is "limited government".

Paine clearly that the masses were suffering under the hand of the government. This means that the government had all the power over the governed. This excerpt was a call to limit the power of the government over the people.

Limited government helps to protect the individual liberty from government intrusion.

The 1789 Constitution of the United States was enacted in an effort to reaffirm limited government. For the United States, they achieved limited government through separation of powers.