It Is Only When The People Become

The Civil War Which Has So Long Prevailed Between Spain And The Provinces In South America Still Continues, Without Any Prospect Of Its Speedy Termination.

The Earth Was Given To Mankind To Support The Greatest Number Of Which It Is Capable, And No Tribe Or People Have A Right To Withhold From The Wants Of Others More Than Is Necessary For Their Own Support And Comfort.

It Is Better To Spread Trust All Around Than To Hand Out Money!

The Citizens Of The United States Cherish Sentiments The Most Friendly In Favor Of Liberty And Happiness...beyond The Atlantic. In The Wars Of The European Powers In Matters Relating To Themselves We Have Never Taken Any Part, Nor Does It Comport With Our Policy To Do So. It Is Only When Our Rights Are Invaded Or Seriously Menaced That We Resent Injuries.

The Crime Of Ingratitude Has Not Yet Stained, And I Trust Never Will Stain, Our National Character. You Are Considered By Them As Not Only Having Rendered Important Service In Our Own Revolution, But As Being, On A More Extended Scale, The Friend Of Human Rights, And Able Advocate Of Public Liberty. To The Welfare Of Thomas Paine, The Americas Are Not, Nor Can They Be, Indifferent.