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Merely to ask these questions is to risk being indicted of some combination of treason and sacrilege, since self evident truths are not meant to be analyzed; that is what being self evident is all about. But when these words are stripped of their (i) _______ haze, two monumental claims are being made here. The explicit claim is that the individual is the sovereign unit in society, the individual's natural state is freedom from and equality with all other individuals. The (ii) _______ claim is that all restrictions on this order are immoral transgressions, (iii) _________ what God intended.

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A. analytical
B. treacherous
C. fanatic

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D. tacit
E. succinct
F. restricted

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G. flouting
H. exalting
I. reiterating

Are the answers B, D and G? I don't get the meaning of the sentence.

AlpheccaStars · Accepted Answer

Mercy JhansiAre the answers B, D and G?

I would pick C, D, G.

Mercy Jhansi I don't get the meaning of the sentence.

Which one?

Mercy Jhansi · Answer

Oh, thanks, so what does fanatic mean in this context and i don't understand this part: 'The tacit claim is that all restrictions on this order are immoral transgressions, flouting what *** intended.'

AlpheccaStars · Answer

Mercy JhansiOh, thanks, so what does fanatic mean in this context

Extremist. Words that incite such threats of punishment would be considered extreme.

Tacit - Implied, but not stated directly

The unstated claim is that all these restrictions are sins against ***.

Mercy Jhansi · Answer

Thank you! I got it now.

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