On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
But there are a certain species of Tories with whom conscience or principle has nothing to do, and who are so from avarice only.
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Thomas Paine
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Paine distinguishes between different types of loyalists, identifying some as being motivated purely by greed rather than principle.
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