It is the object only of war that makes it honorable. And if there was ever a just war… — Thomas Paine
It is the object only of war that makes it honorable. And if there was ever a just war since the world began, it is this in which America is now engaged.
The American Crisis · 1778
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Paine, Thomas. "The American Crisis, Number V, March 21, 1778." Common Sense, The Crisis, & Other Writings from the American Revolution. Library of America, 2015.
Original citation
Paine, Thomas. The American Crisis: Number 5. Lancaster: John Dunlap, 1778.
