On the record
The Congress, the Generals, the troops, the bold and skilful men in each colony, had possessed themselves of the authority; every thing had recovered its first spirit.
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Thomas Paine
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Paine describes the resurgence of authority and spirit among the American forces during the Revolutionary War.
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