On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
Nature does not interest herself in cases like yours, but, on the contrary, turns from them with dislike, and abandons them to punishment.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “Nature does not interest herself in cases like yours, but, on the contrary, turns from them with dislike, and abandons…”
Editor's note · Context
From a series of pamphlets written during the American Revolution, this passage suggests that even nature itself rejects and punishes those who act unjustly.
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