On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
Then I say, is England already ruined, for America is already independent: and if Lord Shelburne will not allow this, he immediately denies the fact which he infers.
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Thomas Paine
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Paine declares that England's ruin is already a reality because America has already achieved independence.
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