On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
Say she shall not be independent, and it will signify as much as if they voted against a decree of fate, or say that she shall, and she will be no more independent than before.
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Thomas Paine
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Paine asserts that any vote by Britain on America's independence is meaningless, as the outcome is already determined by fate and circumstance.
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