On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
It was the unremitted industry of the settlers and their descendants, the hard labor and toil of persevering fortitude, that were the true causes of the prosperity of America.
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Thomas Paine
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Paine asserts that America's prosperity stemmed from the diligent labor and fortitude of its settlers, not from British influence.
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