On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
It is not the nature of avarice to be satisfied with any thing else.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “It is not the nature of avarice to be satisfied with any thing else.”
Editor's note · Context
Paine makes a general observation about the insatiable nature of greed, connecting it to Britain's motivations.
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