On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
It is not a field of a few acres of ground, but a cause, that we are defending, and whether we defeat the enemy in one battle, or by degrees, the consequences will be the same.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “It is not a field of a few acres of ground, but a cause, that we are defending, and whether we defeat the enemy in one…”
Editor's note · Context
In "The American Crisis," Paine reminds the reader that the American struggle is for a fundamental cause, not merely for land.
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