It is in reality a self-evident position: For no nation in a state of foreign dependance, limited in its commerce, and cramped and fettered in its legislative powers, can ever arrive at any material eminence.
Thomas Paine
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- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Common Sense; source text line 1799
- Common Sense; source text line 1799
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