I am not induced by motives of pride, party, or resentment to espouse the doctrine of separation and independance; I am clearly, positively, and conscientiously persuaded that it is the true interest of this continent to be so; that every thing short of THAT is mere patchwork, that it can afford no lasting felicity, --that it is leaving the sword to our children, and shrinking back at a time, when, a little more, a little farther, would have rendered this continent the glory of the earth.

Место: ¶100
Лицензия: Public domain · Источник
Текст приведён как в издании, без правок.

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (WLC), CC BY 4.0

I am not induced by motives of pride, party, or resentment to espouse … — Common Sense