On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
On our part, in order to know, at any time, what the British government will do, we have only to find out what they ought not to do, and this last will be their conduct.
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Thomas Paine
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Paine offers a cynical rule for predicting the actions of the British government, suggesting they consistently act contrary to what is right.
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