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Thomas Paine

I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children can live in peace.

Peace

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Thomas Paine is saying that he wants to avoid conflict, but if conflict is unavoidable, he would rather face it himself than let his children have to deal with it later. He believes enduring hardship now will create a peaceful future for the next generation.

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