On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
America has set you the example, and you may follow it and be free.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “America has set you the example, and you may follow it and be free.”
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In "The American Crisis," Paine urges Britain to learn from America's pursuit of independence and embrace freedom for itself.
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