On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
Each Government accuses the other of perfidy, intrigue, and ambition, as a means of heating the imagination of their respective Nations, and incensing them to hostilities.
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Thomas Paine
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In "Rights of Man," this describes how governments use accusations against each other to inflame public sentiment and incite their nations to war.
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