On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
The calling ourselves subjects, and at the same time fighting against the power which we acknowledged, was a dangerous precedent to all Europe.
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Thomas Paine
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Editor's note · Context
From "The American Crisis," Paine argues that the colonies' initial stance of fighting as subjects was a dangerous contradiction.
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