We have it in our power to begin the world over again.
THOMAS PAINETo argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like administering medicine to the dead, or endeavoring to convert an atheist by scripture.
More Thomas Paine Quotes
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Government is best which governs least.
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The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark.
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Government without a constitution, is a power without a right.
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From the east to the west blow the trumpet to arms! Through the land let the sound of it flee; Let the far and the near all unite, with a cheer, In defense of our Liberty Tree.
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The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.
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An army of principles will penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.
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A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.
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It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.
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Religion is a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalize humankind; and, for my part, I sincerely detest it as I detest everything that is cruel.
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A Constitution is not the act of a Government, but of a people constituting a government, and a government without a constitution is a power without right.
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Some people can be reasoned into sense, and others must be shocked into it.
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The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.
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It is easy to see that when republican virtue fails, slavery ensues.
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Independence is my happiness, and I view things as they are, without regard to place or person; my country is the world, and my religion is to do good.
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Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.
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