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“It is a common observation here that our cause is the cause of all mankind…”
[I]t is a common observation here that our cause is the cause of all mankind, and that we are fighting for their liberty in defending our own.
Year: 1777
Context: Letter to Samuel Cooper
Shortlink: http://fq1.us/81
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