On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
It is low, cruel, indolent and profligate; and had the people of America no other cause for separation than what the army has occasioned, that alone is cause sufficient.
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Thomas Paine
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Paine condemns the British army's behavior, arguing it provides sufficient justification for American independence.
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