On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
It produced to you all the advantages of real power; and you were stronger through the universality of that charm, than any future fleets and armies may probably make you.
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Thomas Paine
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In "The American Crisis," Paine asserts that Britain's reputation and perceived strength were more potent than its actual military force.
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