On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
Neither would it signify anything to a man whether he be Whig or Tory.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “Neither would it signify anything to a man whether he be Whig or Tory.”
Editor's note · Context
Paine dismisses the relevance of traditional British political labels in the context of American independence.
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