It is easy to see that when republican virtue fails, slavery ensues.
THOMAS PAINEIt is the madness of folly, to expect mercy from those who have refused to do justice; and even mercy, where conquest is the object, is only a trick of war; the cunning of the fox is as murderous as the violence of the wolf.
More Thomas Paine Quotes
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The greatest tyrannies are always perpetuated in the name of the noblest causes.
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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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Men should not petition for rights, but take them.
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You cannot undermine police authority and then complain about rising crime.
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The Deist needs none of those tricks and shows called miracles to confirm his faith, for what can be a greater miracle than the creation itself, and his own existence?
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The Bible is a book that has been read more and examined less than any book that ever existed.
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One good schoolmaster is of more use than a hundred priests.
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There are two distinct classes of men – those who pay taxes and those who receive and live upon taxes.
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Freedom had been hunted round the globe; reason was considered as rebellion; and the slavery of fear had made men afraid to think. But such is the irresistible nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it wants, is the liberty of appearing.
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I believe in one God, and no more; and I hope for happiness beyond this life. I believe in the equality of humans; and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow creatures happy.
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I consider the war of America against Britain as the country’s war, the public’s war, or the war of the people in their own behalf, for the security of their natural rights, and the protection of their own property.
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It is the duty of every man, as far as his ability extends, to detect and expose delusion and error.
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Beware the greedy hand of government thrusting itself into every corner and crevice of industry.
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If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.
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He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.
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