More Quotes by Thomas Paine
To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.
When a man has so far corrupted and prostituted the chastity of his mind, as to [profess] things he does not believe, he has prepared himself for the commission of every other crime.
The greatest tyrannies are always perpetuated in the name of the noblest causes.
A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.
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.
The trade of governing has always been monopolized by the most ignorant and the most rascally individuals of mankind.
It is the duty of every man, as far as his ability extends, to detect and expose delusion and error.
There are two distinct classes of men - those who pay taxes and those who receive and live upon taxes.
When all other rights are taken away, the right of rebellion is made perfect.
Government is best which governs least
