On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
Our expenses will repay themselves with tenfold interest, while yours entail upon you everlasting poverty.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “Our expenses will repay themselves with tenfold interest, while yours entail upon you everlasting poverty.”
Editor's note · Context
Paine predicts in "The American Crisis" that America's war expenditures will yield future returns, while Britain's will lead to lasting financial ruin.
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