On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
The people of America, by anticipating distress, had fortified their minds against every species you could inflict.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “The people of America, by anticipating distress, had fortified their minds against every species you could inflict.”
Editor's note · Context
From a series of pamphlets written during the American Revolution, this passage describes the American people's mental fortitude against British oppression.
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