Author

Thomas Paine

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“He who is the author of a war lets loose the whole contagion of hell and opens a vein that bleeds a nation to death.”— Thomas Paine
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“Those who want to reap the benefits of this great nation must bear the fatigue of supporting it.”— Thomas Paine
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“Every science has for its basis a system of principles as fixed and unalterable as those by which the universe is regulated and governed. Man cannot make principles he can only discover them.”— Thomas Paine
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“If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.”— Thomas Paine
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“But such is the irresistable nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it wants is the liberty of appearing.”— Thomas Paine
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“To establish any mode to abolish war, however advantageous it might be to Nations, would be to take from such Government the most lucrative of its branches.”— Thomas Paine
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“My country is the world, and my religion is to do good.”— Thomas Paine
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“Every religion is good that teaches man to be good and I know of none that instructs him to be bad.”— Thomas Paine
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“Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.”— Thomas Paine
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“One good schoolmaster is of more use than a hundred priests.”— Thomas Paine
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“It is not a God, just and good, but a devil, under the name of God, that the Bible describes.”— Thomas Paine
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“The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.”— Thomas Paine
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“The greatest remedy for anger is delay.”— Thomas Paine
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“The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.”— Thomas Paine
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“Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil in its worst state, an intolerable one.”— Thomas Paine
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“There are matters in the Bible, said to be done by the express commandment of God, that are shocking to humanity and to every idea we have of moral justice.”— Thomas Paine
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“Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.”— Thomas Paine
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“A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue but moderation in principle is always a vice.”— Thomas Paine
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“To say that any people are not fit for freedom, is to make poverty their choice, and to say they had rather be loaded with taxes than not.”— Thomas Paine
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“The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance.”— Thomas Paine
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“He that rebels against reason is a real rebel, but he that in defence of reason rebels against tyranny has a better title to Defender of the Faith, than George the Third.”— Thomas Paine
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“Suspicion is the companion of mean souls, and the bane of all good society.”— Thomas Paine
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“The instant formal government is abolished, society begins to act. A general association takes place, and common interest produces common security.”— Thomas Paine
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“Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man.”— Thomas Paine
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“I believe in the equality of man and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow-creatures happy.”— Thomas Paine