On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
What we have now to do is as clear as light, and the way to do it is as straight as a line.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “What we have now to do is as clear as light, and the way to do it is as straight as a line.”
Editor's note · Context
Paine expresses confidence in the clarity of the American cause and the straightforward path to achieving it.
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