On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
It would be like a foolish dotard taking to his arms the bride that despises him, or who has placed on his head the ensigns of her disgust.
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Thomas Paine
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Editor's note · Context
In "The American Crisis," this simile illustrates the futility and humiliation of England attempting to maintain a relationship with an America that utterly rejects it.
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