On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
Had America been conquered, she might have been parcelled out in grants to the favorites at court, but no share of it would have fallen to you.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “Had America been conquered, she might have been parcelled out in grants to the favorites at court, but no share of it…”
Editor's note · Context
Paine argues that if America were conquered, its spoils would benefit only the elite, not the ordinary British citizens who bore the cost of war.
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