Beware the greedy hand of government thrusting itself into every corner and crevice of industry.
THOMAS PAINEI have always strenuously supported the right of every man to his own opinion, however different that opinion might be to mine. He who denies to another this right, makes a slave of himself to his present opinion, because he precludes himself the right of changing it.
More Thomas Paine Quotes
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What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value.
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When a man has so far corrupted and prostituted the chastity of his mind, as to [profess] things he does not believe, he has prepared himself for the commission of every other crime.
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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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When extraordinary power and extraordinary pay are allotted to any individual in a government, he becomes the center, round which every kind of corruption generates and forms.
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For though the flame of liberty may sometimes cease to shine, the coal can never expire.
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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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Taxes were not raised to carry on wars, but that wars were raised to carry on taxes.
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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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Where knowledge is a duty, ignorance is a crime.
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These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it NOW, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.
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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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A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defense of custom. But the tumult soon subsides. Time makes more converts than reason.
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To take away voting is to reduce a man to slavery.
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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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Government without a constitution, is a power without a right.
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