On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
My attachment is to all the world, and not to any particular part, and if what I advance is right, no matter where or who it comes from.
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Thomas Paine
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Paine asserts his universal principles in "The American Crisis," defending his arguments against accusations of self-interest.
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