On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
The free spirit on which the American cause is founded, disdains to mix with such an impurity, and leaves it as rubbish fit only for narrow and suspicious minds to grovel in.
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Thomas Paine
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Editor's note · Context
Articulating the foundational principles of the American Revolution, this passage contrasts the nation's ideals with narrow-mindedness and suspicion.
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