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To say, they will never attempt it again is idle and visionary, we thought so at the repeal of the stamp-act, yet a year or two undeceived us...

This quote comes from the third section of Common Sense, in which Paine considers the details of America's relationship with Britain. Here, he argues that the British simply cannot be trusted to deal fairly with the colonies. Paine points out that the British have repeatedly imposed unfair taxes, and even after they repealed them, as with the stamp-act, later imposed new ones.

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