On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
We are not a match for them in the line of advantageous guilt, nor they for us on the principles which we bravely set out with.
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Thomas Paine
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Editor's note · Context
Paine, in "The American Crisis," distinguishes the American cause from the British, stating that Americans cannot compete in corruption, nor can the British match American principles.
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