More Quotes by Thomas Paine
A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.
I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children can live in peace.
Our greatest enemies, the ones we must fight most often, are within.
The trade of governing has always been monopolized by the most ignorant and the most rascally individuals of mankind.
Government is best which governs least
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.
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.
It is the duty of every man, as far as his ability extends, to detect and expose delusion and error.
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.
The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark.
