It is by the sale of those lands that the debt may be sunk, without bu… — Common Sense

Common Sense — Thomas Paine

It is by the sale of those lands that the debt may be sunk, without burthen to any, and the quit-rent reserved thereon, will always lessen, and in time, will wholly support the yearly expence of government. It matters not how long the debt is in paying, so that the lands when sold be applied to the discharge of it, and for the execution of which, the Congress for the time being, will be the continental trustees.

Place: ¶173
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