“To talk of friendship with those in whom our reason forbids us to have faith . . . is madness and folly.”

Paine uses the words “madness and folly” to emphasize that the colonists?
a. are not allowed to have a positive relationship with Britain.
b. must continue to try to build a relationship with the king.
c. are unwise in attempting to achieve a positive relationship with Britain.
d. must be careful in their dealings with the king because he has gone mad.