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Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigues… — Thomas Paine

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Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.

Thomas Paine
The American Crisis · 1777
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Price of freedom
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Political literature
Time
1777
Person
Thomas Paine
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Paine, Thomas. "The American Crisis, Number IV, September 12, 1777." Common Sense, The Crisis, & Other Writings from the American Revolution. Library of America, 2015.
Original citation
Paine, Thomas. The American Crisis: Number 4. Philadelphia: Styner and Cist, 1777.

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