On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
As America is gone, the only act of manhood is to let her go.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “As America is gone, the only act of manhood is to let her go.”
Editor's note · Context
From "The American Crisis," this declaration asserts that the only honorable course for England, given America's independence, is to acknowledge and accept it.
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