“A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.”
— Thomas Paine
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He who is the author of a
“He who is the author of a war lets loose the whole contagion of hell and opens a vein that bleeds a nation to death.”
— Thomas Paine
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It is necessary to the happiness of
“It is necessary to the happiness of man that he be mentally faithful to himself. Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving, it consists in professing to believe what he does not believe.”
— Thomas Paine
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The strength and power of despotism consists
“The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance.”
— Thomas Paine
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Any system of religion that has anything
“Any system of religion that has anything in it that shocks the mind of a child, cannot be true.”
— Thomas Paine
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Government, even in its best state, is
“Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.”
— Thomas Paine
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Every science has for its basis a
“Every science has for its basis a system of principles as fixed and unalterable as those by which the universe is regulated and governed. Man cannot make principles; he can only discover them.”
— Thomas Paine
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The instant formal government is abolished, society
“The instant formal government is abolished, society begins to act. A general association takes place, and common interest produces common security.”
— Thomas Paine
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The strength and power of despotism consists
“The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance.”
— Thomas Paine
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It is error only, and not truth,
“It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.”
— Thomas Paine
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Reputation is what men and women think
“Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.”
— Thomas Paine
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