On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
An association of vice will reduce us more than the sword.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “An association of vice will reduce us more than the sword.”
Editor's note · Context
From "The American Crisis," Paine asserts that moral corruption and vice pose a greater threat to the American cause than military force.
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