You have already equalled and in many cases excelled, the savages of either Indies; and if you have yet a cruelty in store you must have imported it, unmixed with every human material, from the original warehouse of hell.
Paine condemns the extreme cruelty of the British forces during the American Revolution, suggesting their actions surpass even those considered savage.
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