The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind. Many circumstances hath, and will arise, which are not local, but universal, and through which the principles of all Lovers of Mankind are affected, and in the Event of which, their Affections are interested. The laying a Country desolate with Fire and Sword, declaring War against the natural rights of all Mankind, and extirpating the Defenders thereof from the Face of the Earth, is the Concern of every Man to whom Nature hath given the Power of feeling; of which Class, regardless of Party Censure, is the AUTHOR.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The American cause is presented as a universal struggle for human rights.
- In plain terms
- Fighting for America helps all humans.
- What can you take from it?
- Local fights can have global meaning.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How local is the global fight?
- What rights are universal?
Another view
It assumes the specific local conflict aligns with universal rights.
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