Thomas Paine: “That crisis was then arrived, and there remained no choice but to act…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1791

That crisis was then arrived, and there remained no choice but to act with determined vigor, or not to act at all.

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Thomas Paine

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From "Rights of Man," Paine asserts the imperative for resolute action when a critical moment has arrived.

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