On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
For in a country where all men were once adventurers, the difference of a few years in their arrival could make none in their right.
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Thomas Paine
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Editor's note · Context
Paine asserts that the common origin of Americans as immigrants means that the timing of their arrival does not diminish anyone's fundamental rights.
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