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Thomas Paine Quotes

Tears may soothe the wounds they cannot heal Picture Quote #1

Lead, follow, or get out of the way Picture Quote #1

I scarcely ever quote; the reason is, I always think Picture Quote #1

A bad cause will ever be supported by bad means and bad men Picture Quote #1

A share in two revolutions is living to some purpose Picture Quote #1

But if objects for gratitude and admiration are our desire, do they not present themselves every hour to our eyes Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

It is from the power of taxation being in the hands of those who can throw so great a part of it from their own shoulders, that it has raged without a check Picture Quote #1

Public money ought to be touched with the most scrupulous consciousness of honor Picture Quote #1

I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death Picture Quote #1

The story of Jesus Christ appearing after he was dead is the story of an apparition, such as timid imaginations can always create in vision, and credulity believe. Stories of this kind had been told of the assassination of Julius Caesar Picture Quote #1

Each government accuses the other of perfidy, intrigue and ambition, as a means of heating the imagination of their respective nations, and incensing them to hostilities. Man is not the enemy of man, but through the medium of a false system of government Picture Quote #1

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In a chariot of light from the region of the day, the Goddess of Liberty came. She brought in her hand as a pledge of her love, the plant she named Liberty Tree Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Yet this is trash that the Church imposes upon the world as the Word of God; this is the collection of lies and contradictions called the Holy Bible! This is the rubbish called Revealed Religion! Picture Quote #1

Those who knew Benjamin Franklin will recollect that his mind was forever young, his temper ever serene; science, that never grows gray, was always his mistress. He was never without an object, for when we cease to have an object, we become like an invalid in a hospital waiting for death Picture Quote #1

For freemen like brothers agree; With one spirit endured, they one friendship pursued, And their temple was Liberty Tree Picture Quote #1

I had come to realize the importance of the Nation, and of shared, communal, social responsibility, to be held as equally important as individual concerns. The elderly, the widowed, newly married couples, the poor, the unemployed, disbanded soldiers and children, who would be required to attend school, must be provided for from state funds. And all this support is not the nature of charity, but of a right Picture Quote #1

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Practical religion consists in doing good: and the only way of serving God is that of endeavoring to make His creation happy. All preaching that has not this for its object is nonsense and hypocrisy Picture Quote #1

The burden of the national debt consists not in its being so many millions, or so many hundred millions, but in the quantity of taxes collected every year to pay the interest. If this quantity continue the same, the burden of the national debt is the same to all intents and purposes, be the capital more or less Picture Quote #1

Man is not the enemy of man, but through the medium of a false system of Government. Instead, therefore, of exclaiming against the ambition of kings, the exclamation should be directed against the principle of such governments; and instead of seeking to reform the individual, the wisdom of a nation should apply itself to reform the system Picture Quote #1

It is the duty of every man, as far as his ability extends, to detect and expose delusion and error Picture Quote #1

The essential psychological requirement of a free society is the willingness on the part of the individual to accept responsibility for his life. - Edith Packer When the government fears the people, it is liberty. When the people fear the government, it is tyranny Picture Quote #1

I would give worlds, if I had them, if The Age of Reason had never been published. O Lord, help! Stay with me! It is hell to be left alone Picture Quote #1

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The Christian theory is little else than the idolatry of the ancient mythologists, accommodated to the purposes of power and revenue; and it yet remains to reason and philosophy to abolish the amphibious fraud Picture Quote #1

What is called a republic, is not any particular form of government ... it is naturally opposed to the word monarchy, which means arbitrary power Picture Quote #1

The balance of power is the scale of peace. The same balance would be preserved were all the world not destitute of arms, for all would be alike; but since some will not, others dare not lay them aside ... Horrid mischief would ensue were one half the world deprived of the use of them ... the weak will become prey to the strong Picture Quote #1

Politics and self-interest have been so uniformly connected, that the world, from being so often deceived, has a right to be suspicious of public characters Picture Quote #1

I believe in the equality of man; and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow-creatures happy Picture Quote #1

...the Bible is such a book of lies and contradictions there is no knowing which part to believe or whether any Picture Quote #1

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Tears may soothe the wounds they cannot heal (Thomas Paine Quotes) Lead, follow, or get out of the way (Thomas Paine Quotes) I scarcely ever quote; the reason is, I always think (Thomas Paine Quotes) A bad cause will ever be supported by bad means and bad men (Thomas Paine Quotes) A share in two revolutions is living to some purpose (Thomas Paine Quotes) But if objects for gratitude and admiration are our desire, do they not present themselves every hour to our eyes (Thomas Paine Quotes) 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 (Thomas Paine Quotes) It is from the power of taxation being in the hands of those who can throw so great a part of it from their own shoulders, that it has raged without a check (Thomas Paine Quotes) Public money ought to be touched with the most scrupulous consciousness of honor (Thomas Paine Quotes) I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death (Thomas Paine Quotes) The story of Jesus Christ appearing after he was dead is the story of an apparition, such as timid imaginations can always create in vision, and credulity believe. Stories of this kind had been told of the assassination of Julius Caesar (Thomas Paine Quotes) Each government accuses the other of perfidy, intrigue and ambition, as a means of heating the imagination of their respective nations, and incensing them to hostilities. Man is not the enemy of man, but through the medium of a false system of government (Thomas Paine Quotes) In a chariot of light from the region of the day, the Goddess of Liberty came. She brought in her hand as a pledge of her love, the plant she named Liberty Tree (Thomas Paine Quotes) 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 (Thomas Paine Quotes) Yet this is trash that the Church imposes upon the world as the Word of God; this is the collection of lies and contradictions called the Holy Bible! This is the rubbish called Revealed Religion! (Thomas Paine Quotes) Those who knew Benjamin Franklin will recollect that his mind was forever young, his temper ever serene; science, that never grows gray, was always his mistress. He was never without an object, for when we cease to have an object, we become like an invalid in a hospital waiting for death (Thomas Paine Quotes) For freemen like brothers agree; With one spirit endured, they one friendship pursued, And their temple was Liberty Tree (Thomas Paine Quotes) I had come to realize the importance of the Nation, and of shared, communal, social responsibility, to be held as equally important as individual concerns. The elderly, the widowed, newly married couples, the poor, the unemployed, disbanded soldiers and children, who would be required to attend school, must be provided for from state funds. And all this support is not the nature of charity, but of a right (Thomas Paine Quotes) Practical religion consists in doing good: and the only way of serving God is that of endeavoring to make His creation happy. All preaching that has not this for its object is nonsense and hypocrisy (Thomas Paine Quotes) The burden of the national debt consists not in its being so many millions, or so many hundred millions, but in the quantity of taxes collected every year to pay the interest. If this quantity continue the same, the burden of the national debt is the same to all intents and purposes, be the capital more or less (Thomas Paine Quotes) Man is not the enemy of man, but through the medium of a false system of Government. Instead, therefore, of exclaiming against the ambition of kings, the exclamation should be directed against the principle of such governments; and instead of seeking to reform the individual, the wisdom of a nation should apply itself to reform the system (Thomas Paine Quotes) It is the duty of every man, as far as his ability extends, to detect and expose delusion and error (Thomas Paine Quotes) The essential psychological requirement of a free society is the willingness on the part of the individual to accept responsibility for his life. - Edith Packer When the government fears the people, it is liberty. When the people fear the government, it is tyranny (Thomas Paine Quotes) I would give worlds, if I had them, if The Age of Reason had never been published. O Lord, help! Stay with me! It is hell to be left alone. (Thomas Paine Quotes) The Christian theory is little else than the idolatry of the ancient mythologists, accommodated to the purposes of power and revenue; and it yet remains to reason and philosophy to abolish the amphibious fraud. (Thomas Paine Quotes) What is called a republic, is not any particular form of government ... it is naturally opposed to the word monarchy, which means arbitrary power. (Thomas Paine Quotes) The balance of power is the scale of peace. The same balance would be preserved were all the world not destitute of arms, for all would be alike; but since some will not, others dare not lay them aside ... Horrid mischief would ensue were one half the world deprived of the use of them ... the weak will become prey to the strong. (Thomas Paine Quotes) Politics and self-interest have been so uniformly connected, that the world, from being so often deceived, has a right to be suspicious of public characters. (Thomas Paine Quotes) I believe in the equality of man; and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow-creatures happy. (Thomas Paine Quotes) ...the Bible is such a book of lies and contradictions there is no knowing which part to believe or whether any. (Thomas Paine Quotes)

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