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More Quotes by Thomas Paine
Government is best which governs least
I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children can live in peace.
To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.
Our greatest enemies, the ones we must fight most often, are within.
It is the duty of every man, as far as his ability extends, to detect and expose delusion and error.
The trade of governing has always been monopolized by the most ignorant and the most rascally individuals of mankind.
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.
To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like administering medicine to the dead, or endeavoring to convert an atheist by scripture.
When all other rights are taken away, the right of rebellion is made perfect.
You cannot undermine police authority and then complain about rising crime.
