In short, our minds seem to be measured by countries when we are men, as they are by places when we are children, and until something happens to disentangle us from the prejudice, we serve under it without perceiving it.
In "The American Crisis," Paine discusses how national boundaries can limit human understanding and foster prejudice.
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