On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
They have no idea of a people submitting even to temporary inconvenience from an attachment to rights and privileges.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “They have no idea of a people submitting even to temporary inconvenience from an attachment to rights and privileges.”
Editor's note · Context
In "The American Crisis," Paine observes that the British ministry fails to comprehend a people's willingness to endure hardship for their rights and privileges.
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