On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
The blood of India is not yet repaid, nor the wretchedness of Africa yet requited.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “The blood of India is not yet repaid, nor the wretchedness of Africa yet requited.”
Editor's note · Context
In "The American Crisis," Paine highlights Britain's unaddressed historical atrocities and exploitation in India and Africa.
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