On the record
And the American war has thrown Britain into such a variety of absurd situations, that, arguing from herself, she sees not in what conduct national dignity consists in other countries.
Said by
Thomas Paine
Source
gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “And the American war has thrown Britain into such a variety of absurd situations, that, arguing from herself, she sees…”
Editor's note · Context
Paine critiques Britain's inability to recognize its own flaws in the context of international relations.
Share
More from Thomas Paine
Jan 1, 1791
The man who is in the receipt of a million a year is the last person to promote a spirit of reform, lest, in the event, it should reach to himself.
Jan 1, 1791
He must now show that every one in the line of hereditary succession was a Solomon, or his title is not good to be a king.
Jan 1, 1791
They form a common policy throughout Europe, detached and separate from the interest of Nations: and while they appear to quarrel, they agree to plunder.