On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
Like a prodigal lingering in an habitual consumption, you feel the relics of life, and mistake them for recovery.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “Like a prodigal lingering in an habitual consumption, you feel the relics of life, and mistake them for recovery.”
Editor's note · Context
Paine uses a medical metaphor to describe the British government's self-deception regarding their failing war effort in America.
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