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Thomas Paine: Copying her notions of the world from you, she formerly thought as you instructed, but now feeling herself free, and the…

On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
Copying her notions of the world from you, she formerly thought as you instructed, but now feeling herself free, and the prejudice removed, she thinks and acts upon a different system.
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Thomas Paine

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Paine declares that America, having shed British influence and prejudice, now operates on its own independent system of thought and action.

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