A man can distinguish himself between temper and principle, and I am as confident, as I am that God governs the world, that America will never be happy till she gets clear of foreign dominion.
Paine asserts his conviction that America's true happiness and prosperity are inextricably linked to achieving complete independence from foreign rule.
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