On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
There is not left a step in the degradation of character to which you can now descend; you have put your foot on the ground floor, and the key of the dungeon is turned upon you.
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Thomas Paine
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Paine declares that the recipient has reached the absolute lowest point of moral degradation, with no further descent possible.
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