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More Quotes by Thomas Paine
Ye that dare oppose, not only tyranny, but the tyrant, stand forth!
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.
I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children can live in peace.
There are two distinct classes of men - those who pay taxes and those who receive and live upon taxes.
Our greatest enemies, the ones we must fight most often, are within.
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.
A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.
You cannot undermine police authority and then complain about rising crime.
