I call not upon a few, but upon all: not on this state or that state, …

Thomas Paine
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I call not upon a few, but upon all: not on this state or that state, but on every state; up and help us; lay your shoulders to the wheel; better have too much force than too little, when so great an object is at stake. ✨ Thomas Paine, Bruce Kuklick (2000). Paine: Political Writings, p.54, Cambridge University Press
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