Perhaps one of the greatest dangers which any country can be exposed to, arises from a kind of trifling which sometimes steals upon the mind, when it supposes the danger past; and this unsafe situation marks at this time the peculiar crisis of America.
In "The American Crisis," Paine identifies complacency after a perceived threat as a significant danger, particularly relevant to America's current situation.
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