On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
All our treaties, whether of alliance, peace, or commerce, are formed under the sovereignty of the United States, and Europe knows us by no other name or title.
Said by
Thomas Paine
Source
gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “All our treaties, whether of alliance, peace, or commerce, are formed under the sovereignty of the United States, and…”
Editor's note · Context
From "The American Crisis," Paine asserts that the United States' international standing and diplomatic relations are solely based on its unified national sovereignty.
Share
More from Thomas Paine
Jan 1, 1791
It has nothing to dread from attacks; truth has given it an establishment, and time will record it with a name as lasting as his own.
Jan 1, 1791
But the spirit of the nation was not to be overcome, and it was so fully sensible of the strong ground it had taken--that of withholding taxes--that it contented itself with keeping up a sort of quiet resistance, which effectually…
Jan 1, 1791
He must now show that every one in the line of hereditary succession was a Solomon, or his title is not good to be a king.