On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
America ever is what she thinks herself to be.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “America ever is what she thinks herself to be.”
Editor's note · Context
Paine asserts in "The American Crisis" that America's identity and destiny are shaped by its own self-perception and will.
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