On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
The remembrance, then, of what is past, if it operates rightly, must inspire her with the most laudable of all ambition, that of adding to the fair fame she began with.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “The remembrance, then, of what is past, if it operates rightly, must inspire her with the most laudable of all ambition…”
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Paine suggests that reflecting on America's past should inspire a noble ambition to enhance its already honorable reputation.
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