Tag: thomas paine
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Thomas Paine: Accountability
“A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.” —Thomas Paine.
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Thomas Paine: My country, my religion
“My country is the world and my religion is to do good.” —-Thomas Paine.
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Thomas Paine: Trouble
“If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.” —Thomas Paine, philosopher, political theorist and revolutionary.
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Thomas Paine: Governing
“The trade of governing has always been monopolized by the most ignorant and the most rascally individuals of mankind.” —Thomas Paine, philosopher and writer (9 Feb 1737-1809).
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Thomas Paine: Cruel god, cruel man
“Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man. ” Thomas Paine Related articles Hope is A New Day(professionsforpeace.com)
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Thomas Paine: Error, not truth
It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry. –Thomas Paine, philosopher and writer (1737-1809) Related articles Thomas Paine: A Well-Thought-Out Opinion – The Scarecrow(inquiringminds.cc) It’s Common Sense: Thomas Paine scholars coming to Iona(education.lohudblogs.com) Thomas Paine: A Well-Thought-Out Opinion(surfer53.wordpress.com) Quote from Thomas Paine, English-American (1737 to 1809)(thebaldwinpoet.wordpress.com)
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Thomas Paine: Harder the conflict
“The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly it is dearness only that gives everything its value. I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink […]
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Thomas Paine: Delusion and error
Image via Wikipedia “It is the duty of every man, as far as his ability extends, to detect and expose delusion and error.” ~Thomas Paine Related articles by Zemanta Graham’s Thomas Paine Facebook Page, Bradford 4th Period (slideshare.net)
Quite a Quote! 