On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
In those which proceed from the former cause, the temper becomes incensed and soured; and the redress, obtained by danger, is too often sullied by revenge.
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Thomas Paine
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From "Rights of Man," Paine observes that revolutions born of desperation to escape calamity often lead to bitterness and revenge.
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