On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
What they have gained in ground, they paid so dearly for in numbers, that their victories have in the end amounted to defeats.
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Thomas Paine
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Editor's note · Context
From "The American Crisis," Paine observes that the enemy's territorial gains came at such a high cost in lives that their victories were effectively defeats.
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