They hear of her cruelties; of their fathers, uncles, and kindred killed; they see the remains of burned and destroyed houses, and the common tradition of the school they go to, tells them, those things were done by the British.
Paine describes the lasting impact of British violence on American children’s perceptions of their enemy.
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