On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
America is her own mistress and can do what she pleases.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “America is her own mistress and can do what she pleases.”
Editor's note · Context
In "The American Crisis," Paine asserts America's complete independence and its inherent right to self-governance and autonomous action.
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