On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
You have often stopped, as if you intended to think, but your thoughts have ever been too early or too late.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “You have often stopped, as if you intended to think, but your thoughts have ever been too early or too late.”
Editor's note · Context
Written during the American Revolution, this passage criticizes Britain's delayed and ineffective decision-making regarding the colonies.
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