On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
Though not a courtier will talk of the curfew-bell, not a village in England has forgotten it.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “Though not a courtier will talk of the curfew-bell, not a village in England has forgotten it.”
Editor's note · Context
In "Rights of Man," Paine illustrates how the memory of historical oppression, like the curfew-bell imposed by conquerors, persists among the common people despite official silence.
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