Thomas Paine
English-born American political activist, philosopher, political theor
Lived from: 1737 - 1809
Category: Politics | Philosophers Country: 
United States
Born: 9 february 1737 Died: 8 june 1809
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It is not a field of a few acres of ground, but a cause, that we are defending, and whether we defeat the enemy in one battle, or by ;degrees, the consequences will be the same.
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Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.
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My country is the world, and my religion is to do good.
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My mind is my own church.
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My own mind is my own church.
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Of all the tyrannies that affect mankind, tyranny in religion is the worst.
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One good schoolmaster is of more use than a hundred priests.
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Our citizenship in the United States is our national character. Our citizenship in any particular state is only our local distinction. By the latter we are known at home, by the former to the world. Our great title is AMERICANS - our inferior one varies with the place.
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Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.
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Society in every state is a blessing, but Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.
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Suspicion is the companion of mean souls, and the bane of all good society.
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That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly.
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The final event to himself has been, that as he rose like a rocket, he fell like the stick.
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The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.
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The most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is reason.
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The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.
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The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it NOW deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.
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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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The Vatican is a dagger in the heart of Italy.
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The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.
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