On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
Extent of dominion has been her ruin, and instead of civilizing others has brutalized herself.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “Extent of dominion has been her ruin, and instead of civilizing others has brutalized herself.”
Editor's note · Context
Paine argues in "The American Crisis" that Britain's imperial expansion has led to its own moral degradation rather than civilizing others.
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