On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
In short, you spend your substance in vain, and impoverish yourselves without a hope.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “In short, you spend your substance in vain, and impoverish yourselves without a hope.”
Editor's note · Context
Paine warns the British people that their war efforts against America are a futile waste of resources leading to self-impoverishment.
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