On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
I do not imagine that an instance can be produced in the world, of a country putting herself to such an amazing charge to conquer and enslave another, as Britain has done.
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Thomas Paine
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Paine reflects on the unprecedented financial burden Britain undertook in its attempt to subjugate the American colonies.
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