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Article: A vindication of Benedict Arnold [1741-1801].
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- The Loyalist Gazette
- Article date:
- March 22, 2003
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Editor 's Note: It is always refreshing to see a paper on Benedict Arnold that doesn't blindly cast him as the America bogeyman. I have always maintained that had Benedict Arnold switched from the British side to the Rebel side, he would be considered a great American hero. It is not that he changed sides, it is which direction he went. It 's a matter of perspective. As this issue 's deadline arrived, a major TV production on Ben was imminent, but it was broadcast too late for a review in this issue.
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