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--and send a message to King George
he will never forget!
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Our first order of business--
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And our last, if we vote a levy!
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Order, order!
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Mr. Simms, you do not have the floor.
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First, an address by Colonel
Harry Burwell of the Continental Army.
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Colonel Burwell.
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You all know why l`m here.
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l`m not an orator.
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And l would not try to convince you
of the worthiness of our cause.
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l`m a soldier.
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And we are at war.
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From Philadelphia, we expect
a declaration of independence.
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8 of the 1 3 colonies have
levied money...
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...in support of a continental army.
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l ask that South Carolina be the ninth.
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Massachusetts and Virginia
may be at war...
:14:12
...but South Carolina is not!
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Hear, hear.
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This is not a war for the independence
of one or two colonies...
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...but for the independence
of one nation.
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And what nation is that?
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An American nation!
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There is no such nation
and to speak of one is treason.
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We are citizens of an American nation.
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And our rights are being threatened...
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...by a tyrant 3000 miles away.
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Would you tell me, please,
Mr. Howard...
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...why should l trade one tyrant
3000 miles away...
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...for 3000 tyrants one mile away?