On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
It suits his purpose to exhibit the consequences without their causes.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “It suits his purpose to exhibit the consequences without their causes.”
Editor's note · Context
Paine critiques a rhetorical strategy where an author presents the outcomes of events without acknowledging their preceding causes.
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