These are the times that try men’s souls.
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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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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Government is best which governs least.
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Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.
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The right of voting for representatives is the primary right by which other rights are protected. To take away this right is to reduce a man to slavery, for slavery consists in being subject to the will of another, and he that has not a vote in the election of representatives is in this case.
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We repose an unwise confidence in any government, or in any men, when we invest them officially with too much, or an unnecessary quantity of, discretionary power.
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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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The greatest tyrannies are always perpetuated in the name of the noblest causes.
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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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For though the flame of liberty may sometimes cease to shine, the coal can never expire.
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To 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.
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If those to whom power is delegated do well, they will be respected; if not, they will be despised.
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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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Beware the greedy hand of government thrusting itself into every corner and crevice of industry.
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The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.
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An army of principles will penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.
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