On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
They are abroad in the world, and no force can stop them.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “They are abroad in the world, and no force can stop them.”
Editor's note · Context
Paine declares that certain principles, once introduced, become universally present and cannot be suppressed by any power.
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