On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
We have never deliberately sought victory, but snatched it; and bravely undone in an hour the blotted operations of a season.
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Thomas Paine
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Editor's note · Context
Paine describes the American approach to warfare in "The American Crisis" as opportunistic and decisive, seizing victory rather than planning it.
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