On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
It is not among the least of the calamities of a long continued war, that it unhinges the mind from those nice sensations which at other times appear so amiable.
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Thomas Paine
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Paine reflects on the psychological toll of extended conflict, noting how war can desensitize the mind.
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