The attention of the government of England (for I rather choose to call it by this name than the English government) appears, since its political connection with Germany, to have been so completely engrossed and absorbed by foreign affairs, and the means of raising taxes, that it seems to exist for no other purposes.
Paine criticizes the English government for prioritizing foreign entanglements and taxation over domestic concerns, especially after its connection with Germany.
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