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More Quotes by Thomas Paine
It is not in numbers, but in unity, that our great strength lies.
Men who look upon themselves born to reign, and others to obey, soon grow insolent; selected from the rest of mankind their minds are early poisoned by importance; and the world they act in differs so materially from the world at large, that they have but little opportunity of knowing its true interests, and when they succeed to the government are frequently the most ignorant and unfit of any throughout the dominions.
There are two distinct classes of men - those who pay taxes and those who receive and live upon taxes.
He who dares not offend cannot be honest.
To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.
Government is best which governs least
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.
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.
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.
