On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
What greater public curse can befall any country than to be under such authority, and what greater blessing than to be delivered therefrom.
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Thomas Paine
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From "The American Crisis," Paine reflects on the oppressive nature of British rule and the blessing of liberation.
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