Thomas Paine
English-American Revolutionary
| Date of Birth | : | 09 Feb, 1737 |
| Date of Death | : | 08 Jun, 1809 |
| Place of Birth | : | Thetford, United Kingdom |
| Profession | : | Author, Politician |
| Nationality | : | American |
Thomas Paine was an English-born American Founding Father, French Revolutionary, political activist, philosopher, political theorist, and revolutionary.
Quotes
Total 25 Quotes
To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.
A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.
He who dares not offend cannot be honest.
The greatest tyrannies are always perpetuated in the name of the noblest causes.
It is the duty of every man, as far as his ability extends, to detect and expose delusion and error.
No country can be called free which is governed by an absolute power; and it matters not whether it be an absolute royal power or an absolute legislative power, as the consequences will be the same to the people.
You cannot undermine police authority and then complain about rising crime.
A constitution defines and limits the powers of the government it creates. It therefore follows, as a natural and also a logical result, that the governmental exercise of any power not authorized by the constitution is an assumed power, and therefore illegal.
When all other rights are taken away, the right of rebellion is made perfect.
These are the times that try men's souls. 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.
