Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.
THOMAS PAINEGovernment is not a trade which any man or body of men has a right to set up and exercise for his own emolument, but is altogether a trust, in right of those by whom that trust is delegated, and by whom it is always resumable. It has of itself no rights; they are altogether duties.
More Thomas Paine Quotes
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Virtue is not hereditary.
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When it becomes necessary to do a thing, the whole heart and soul should go into the measure, or not attempt it.
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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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One good schoolmaster is of more use than a hundred priests.
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The trade of governing has always been monopolized by the most ignorant and the most rascally individuals of mankind.
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These are the times that try men’s souls.
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Government without a constitution, is a power without a right.
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Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.
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It is not in numbers, but in unity, that our great strength lies.
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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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Every person of learning is finally his own teacher.
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The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.
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To take away voting is to reduce a man to slavery.
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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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