On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
Danger and deliverance make their advances together, and it is only the last push, in which one or the other takes the lead.
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Thomas Paine
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Editor's note · Context
From "The American Crisis," Paine observes that moments of extreme danger are often intertwined with the potential for salvation, culminating in a decisive action.
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