On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
But the sin of England has struck the heart of America, and nature has not left in our power to say we can forgive.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “But the sin of England has struck the heart of America, and nature has not left in our power to say we can forgive.”
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Paine declares in "The American Crisis" that England's actions have inflicted an unforgivable wound upon America, making reconciliation impossible.
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