Additions to Common Sense Addressed to the Inhabitants of America (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Additions to Common Sense: Addressed to the Inhabitants of America <p>All Europe knows the illegal and inhuman treatment we have received from Britons. All Europe wifhes the haughty Emprefs of the Main reduced to a more humble deportment. After herfelf has thruft her Colonies from her, the maritime powers cannot be fuch ideots as to ibifer her to reduce them to a more abfolute obedience of her dictates than they were heretofore Obli d to yield. Does not the molt fuperficial politician now, ' that, while we profefs'ourfelves the fub'eéls Of Great Britain, and yet hold arms againl't her, t ey have a right to treat us as rebels, and'that, according to the laws of nature and nations, no other {late has a right to interfere in the difpute? But on the other hand, on Our declara tion Of independance, the maritime Rates at leaf'r will find it their interefi, which always fecures the queftion. <p>About the Publisher <p>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com <p>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.