On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
It has nothing to dread from attacks; truth has given it an establishment, and time will record it with a name as lasting as his own.
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Thomas Paine
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Paine asserts that the French Revolution, founded on truth, is immune to attacks and will achieve lasting historical recognition.
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