On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
To doubt now would be a species of infidelity, and to forget the instruments which saved us then would be ingratitude.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “To doubt now would be a species of infidelity, and to forget the instruments which saved us then would be ingratitude.”
Editor's note · Context
Paine argues that to harbor doubt after past successes is a form of disloyalty, and to forget those who secured victory is ingratitude.
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