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Thomas Paine: “We have equalled the bravest in times of danger, and excelled the wisest in construction of civil governments.”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
We have equalled the bravest in times of danger, and excelled the wisest in construction of civil governments.
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Thomas Paine

Editor's note · Context

In "The American Crisis," Paine asserts America's exceptionalism, claiming its people have shown courage in war and superior wisdom in establishing civil governments.

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