
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
It is not in numbers, but in unity, that our great strength lies.
Christianity is the strangest religion ever set up, for it committed a murder upon Jesus in order to redeem mankind from the sin of eating an apple.
Government is best which governs least
The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark.
Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property... Horrid mischief would ensue were the law-abiding deprived of the use of them.