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Thomas Paine: Our feelings, imprisoned by their magnitude, find no way out--and, in the struggle of expression, every finger tries to…

On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
Our feelings, imprisoned by their magnitude, find no way out--and, in the struggle of expression, every finger tries to be a tongue.
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Thomas Paine

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In "The American Crisis," Paine vividly portrays the intense human desire to express overwhelming emotions when words fail.

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