On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
Good heavens! what volumes of thanks does America owe to Britain?
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “Good heavens! what volumes of thanks does America owe to Britain?”
Editor's note · Context
Paine uses a rhetorical question to sarcastically highlight the lack of gratitude America owes to Britain for its oppressive actions.
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