On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
We live in a large world, and have extended our ideas beyond the limits and prejudices of an island.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “We live in a large world, and have extended our ideas beyond the limits and prejudices of an island.”
Editor's note · Context
From "The American Crisis," this line asserts the American perspective as broad and free from the narrow-mindedness of an island nation.
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