Thomas Paine: “From a small spark, kindled in America, a flame has arisen not to be extinguished.”

The peer and the beggar are often of the same family.

Many of the facts were in themselves principles; such as the declaration of American Independence, and the treaty of alliance between France and America, which recognised the natural rights of man, and justified resistance to oppression.

War is their trade, plunder and revenue their objects.

But the spirit of the nation was not to be overcome, and it was so fully sensible of the strong ground it had taken--that of withholding taxes--that it contented itself with keeping up a sort of quiet resistance, which effectually…