Thomas Paine: “Yet it is not on the justice only, but likewise on the importance of…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1776

Yet it is not on the justice only, but likewise on the importance of this cause that I ground my seeming enthusiastical confidence of our success.

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Thomas Paine

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In "The American Crisis," Paine expresses his deep conviction in the American cause, rooted in its justice and significance.

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Thomas Paine: “Yet it is not on the justice only, but likewise on the importance of this cause that I ground my seeming enthusiastical…”