... neither love nor honor, will be forced and unnatural, and, being formed only on the plan of present convenience, will in a little time fall into a relapse more wretched than the first." (Page 698, Text) These quotes show that Thomas Paine feels that the Americans are not being treated fairly, shows ... parent or mother country hath been jesuitically (cunningly) adopted by the King and his parasites, with a low papistical design of gaining an unfair bias on the credulous weakness of our minds." (Page 695, Text) Paine felt that the Americans were capable of governing themselves and were abl...

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