Tag: Thomas Paine
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To establish any mode to abolish war, however advantageous it might be to Nations, would be to take from such Government the most lucrative of its branches.
Thomas Paine
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The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance.
Thomas Paine
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It is the direction and not the magnitude which is to be taken into consideration.
Thomas Paine
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Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best stage, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.
Thomas Paine
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Of all the tyrannies that affect mankind, tyranny in religion is the worst.
Thomas Paine
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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.
Thomas Paine
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We can only reason from what is; we can reason on actualities, but not on possibilities.
Thomas Paine
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Persecution is not an original feature in any religion; but it is always the strongly marked feature of all religions established by law.
Thomas Paine
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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
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The instant formal government is abolished, society begins to act. A general association takes place, and common interest produces common security.
Thomas Paine