For all men being originally equals, no one by birth could have a right to set up his own family in perpetual preference to all others for ever, and though himself might deserve some decent
degree of honors of his contemporaries, yet his descendants might be far too unworthy to
inherit them.
- Thomas Paine, Common Sense
According to this excerpt, what Enlightenment value is Thomas Paine expressing?
A
That humanity is chaotic and requires a government to maintain order
B
That scientific methods pioneered by Sir Francis Bacon can help explain the natural world.
С
That Government should be monarchical, but bound by a constitution
D
That people have a right to rule themselves because they can use reason to make a just society.