On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
Their plans of business are calculated by the hour and for the hour, and are uniform in nothing but the corruption which gives them birth.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “Their plans of business are calculated by the hour and for the hour, and are uniform in nothing but the corruption which…”
Editor's note · Context
Paine, in "The American Crisis," condemns British policy-making as short-sighted and consistently driven by corruption rather than long-term principles.
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