On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
Men whose political principles are founded on avarice, are beyond the reach of reason, and the only cure of Toryism of this cast is to tax it.
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Thomas Paine
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In "The American Crisis," this passage critiques political principles driven by greed and suggests a remedy.
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