On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
Thus situated and connected, you become the unintentional mechanical instrument of your own and their overthrow.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “Thus situated and connected, you become the unintentional mechanical instrument of your own and their overthrow.”
Editor's note · Context
Paine asserts that the actions of the British, despite their intentions, are inadvertently leading to their own downfall.
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