Thomas Paine Quotes

"A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right."
"Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice."
"An army of principles can penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot."
"Any system of religion that has anything in it that shocks the mind of a child, cannot be true."
"Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man."
"But such is the irresistable nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it wants is the liberty of appearing."
"Character is much easier kept than recovered."
"Every religion is good that teaches man to be good; and I know of none that instructs him to be bad."
"Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one."
"Human nature is not of itself vicious."
"If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace."
"If we do not hang together, we shall surely hang separately."
"It is an affront to treat falsehood with complaisance."
"It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.'
"Lead, follow, or get out of the way."

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