On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
Their fear discovers itself in their outrage, and they are but publishing the groans of a wounded vice.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “Their fear discovers itself in their outrage, and they are but publishing the groans of a wounded vice.”
Editor's note · Context
Paine observes that the violent opposition to the French Revolution reveals the fear of those whose corrupt interests are threatened.
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