On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
It was money, it was revenue she first went to war for, and nothing but that would satisfy her.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “It was money, it was revenue she first went to war for, and nothing but that would satisfy her.”
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Paine asserts that Britain's fundamental reason for waging war against the colonies was the pursuit of financial gain and revenue.
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