...of Europe. Hither have they fled, not from the tender embraces of the mother, but from the cruelty uld 5 daim brotherhood with every European Christian, and triumph in the generosity of the sentiment. It...

...of Europe. Hither, they have fled, not from the tender embraces of the mother, but from the cruelty of the monster; and it is so far true of England that...emigrants from home, pursues their descendants still. . . . Not one-third of the inhabitants even of this province (Pennsylvania) are of English descent....

...of Europe. Hither have they fled, not from the tender embraces of the mother, but from the cruelty of the monster ; and it is so far true of England...quarter of the globe we forget the narrow limits of 360 miles (the extent of England) and carry our friendship on a larger scale; we claim brotherhood...

...notable passages in prior works incorporating a worldwide perspective, he affirms in Common Sense that "we claim brotherhood with every European Christian and triumph in the generosity of the sentiment," and in Crisis No. 7 he maintains that "My principle is universal. My attachment is to all the world,...

...name and title." American identity was of a far more universal (though appropriately qualified) sort: "We claim brotherhood with every European Christian, and triumph in the generosity of the sentiment." This expansive definition of the national community, which, in the understanding of the time, made...

...and European bloodlines. Thomas Paine delimited the community when he declared in Common Sense that "we claim brotherhood with every European Christian, and triumph in the generosity of the sentiment."101 He was probably defining a broader community than any experienced by humankind before,...

...the benefits. The vastness of their country, Paine contended, merely made it easier for Americans to "forget the narrow limits of three hundred and sixty miles (the extent of Englandl" and, "triumphing] in the generosity of ... sentiment" that was the natural result of living...

...part of Europe. Hither have they fled, not from the tender embraces of a mother, but from the cruelty of the monster; and it is so far true of England,...emigrants from home, pursues their descendants still. . . . I challenge the warmest advocate for reconciliation to show a single advantage that this continent...

...of Europe. Hither have they fled, not from the tender embraces of the mother, but from the cruelty of the monster; and it is so far true of England,...emigrants from home, pursues their descendants still." He continued, "But Britain is the parent country, some say. Then the more shame upon her conduct. Even...

...of Europe. Hither have they fled, not from the tender embraces of the mother, but from the cruelty of the monster; and it is so far true of England,...emigrants from home, pursues their descendants still. . . . As to government matters, it is not in the power of Britain to do this continent justice: The...