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Dietrich Schmiedeknecht's avatar

Thomas Paine, a born Englishman who adopted a colony as his home, and contributed exceptionally, to the birth of the American idea of government.- Vive la France

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Kenneth Burchell's avatar

Indeed, my brother. Once he renounced loyalty to the monarch and government of England -- which he did -- he NEVER again considered or called himself an Englishman. He invoked his US citizenship, considered America home, and called himself "citizen of the world." Thanks for your comment !

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