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Thomas Paine: A man can distinguish himself between temper and principle, and I am as confident, as I am that God governs the world…

On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
A man can distinguish himself between temper and principle, and I am as confident, as I am that God governs the world, that America will never be happy till she gets clear of foreign dominion.
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Thomas Paine

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Paine asserts his conviction that America's true happiness and prosperity are inextricably linked to achieving complete independence from foreign rule.

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