There were thousands in America who predicted the delusion, and looked upon it as a trick of treachery, to take us from our guard, and draw off our attention from the only system of finance, by which we can be called, or deserve to be called, a sovereign, independent people.
Paine asserts that many Americans foresaw British attempts to deceive them and recognized the necessity of a sound financial system for true sovereignty.
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