On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
The principle which produced the war divides the nation.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “The principle which produced the war divides the nation.”
Editor's note · Context
In "The American Crisis," Paine identifies the underlying principle that initiated the war as the very force dividing the British nation.
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