The slavery of fear had made men afraid to think.
THOMAS PAINEWhat we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value.
More Thomas Paine Quotes
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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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It is not in numbers, but in unity, that our great strength lies.
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Government without a constitution, is a power without a right.
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An army of principles will penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.
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I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children can live in peace.
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Every person of learning is finally his own teacher.
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It has been the political career of this man to begin with hypocrisy, proceed with arrogance, and finish with contempt.
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Christianity is the strangest religion ever set up, for it committed a murder upon Jesus in order to redeem mankind from the sin of eating an apple.
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A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.
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No country can be called free which is governed by an absolute power; and it matters not whether it be an absolute royal power or an absolute legislative power, as the consequences will be the same to the people.
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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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A nation under a well regulated government, should permit none to remain uninstructed. It is monarchical and aristocratical government only that requires ignorance for its support.
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For though the flame of liberty may sometimes cease to shine, the coal can never expire.
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Some people can be reasoned into sense, and others must be shocked into it.
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These are the times that try men’s souls.
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