2.4 OF t ABILItY OF AMERICA, ItIONS

    I   confessed  a separation betries, ake place one time or otance, in o describe, ness of tinent for independence.

    As all men alloime, let us, in order to remove mistakes, take a general survey of to find out time.  But  go far, t once, for, tIME h FOUND US.

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    It is not in numbers, but in unity, t our great strengt our present numbers are sufficient to repel the world.

    tinent  time, t body of armed and disciplined men of any po t pitcrengto support itself, and ted, can accomplister, and eit be fatal in its effects.  Our land force is already sufficient, and as to naval affairs,  be insensible, t Britain o be built,  remained in  branc trutimber of try is every day diminis, ,  to procure.

    ere tinent croants,  circumstances olerable.  t too lose.  Our present numbers are so ioned to our s, t no man need be idle.

    tion of trade affords an army, and ties of an army create a nerade.

    Debts ract on t o of our virtue.  Can  leave posterity tled form of government, an independent constitution of its o any price o expend millions for tting a fes repealed, and routing t ministry only, is unerity most cruelty; because it is leaving t o do, and a debt upon tage.  Suc is unrue ceristic of a narroician.

    t ract dot deserve our regard, if t accomplision ougo be  a debt.

    A national debt is a national bond; and erest, is in no case a grievance.  Britain is oppressed  of uperling, for .