On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
In that quarter America has surprised the world, and laid the foundation of this year's glory.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “In that quarter America has surprised the world, and laid the foundation of this year's glory.”
Editor's note · Context
From a wartime pamphlet, this celebrates American military successes in the northern theater of the Revolutionary War.
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