It is now full time to put an end to a war of aggravations, which, on one side, has no possible object, and on the other has every inducement which honor, interest, safety and happiness can inspire.
In "The American Crisis," Paine urges an end to the conflict, highlighting the lack of British purpose versus the profound American motivations for fighting.
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