On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
We now stand on higher ground, and offer her peace; and the time will come when she, perhaps in vain, will ask it from us.
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Thomas Paine
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In a pamphlet written during the American Revolution, this quote asserts America's elevated position and predicts Britain's future need for peace.
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