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Because they have uniformly laboured to conquer this Continent, rejecting every idea of accommodation proposed to them, from a confidence in their own strength.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “Because they have uniformly laboured to conquer this Continent, rejecting every idea of accommodation proposed to them…”
Editor's note · Context
Paine points out that the British have consistently sought to conquer America, dismissing opportunities for peace.
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