Theobald Wolfe Tone, address to the peasantry of Ireland, by A Traveller (14 October 1796), quoted in Theobald Wolfe Tone, The Writings of Theobold Wolfe Tone, 1763–98, Volume II: America, France and Bantry Bay, August 1795 to December 1796, eds. T. W. Moody, R. B. McDowell and C. J. Woods (2001), p. 352
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America...has neither king, nobility nor clergy established by law and it is notwithstanding, I am satisfied, at this hour, the most flourishing and the best governed spot on the face of this earth.
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "America...has neither king, nobility nor clergy established by law and it is notwithstanding, I am satisfied, at this hour, the most flourishing and the best governed spot on the face of this earth." in the context of "Theobald Wolfe Tone, address to the peasantry of Ireland, by A Traveller (14 October 1796), quoted in Theobald Wolfe Tone, The Writings of Theobold Wolfe Tone, 1763–98, Volume II: America, France and Bantry Bay, August 1795 to December 1796, eds. T. W. Moody, R. B. McDowell and C. J. Woods (2001), p. 352" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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"America", "US", "USA", and "United States of America" redirect here. For the landmass comprising North, Central, South America, and the Caribbean, see Americas. For other uses, see America (disambiguation).
About United States
"America", "US", "USA", and "United States of America" redirect here. For the landmass comprising North, Central, South America, and the Caribbean, see Americas. For other uses, see America (disambiguation).
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