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.
Where knowledge is a duty, ignorance is a crime. - Thomas Paine
Where knowledge is a duty, ignorance is a crime.
- Thomas Paine
A constitution defines and limits the powers of the government it creates. It therefore follows, as a natural and also a logical result, that the gov… - Thomas Paine
A constitution defines and limits the powers of the government it creates. It therefore follows, as a natural and also a logical result, that the gov…
When all other rights are taken away, the right of rebellion is made perfect. - Thomas Paine
When all other rights are taken away, the right of rebellion is made perfect.
It is the duty of every man, as far as his ability extends, to detect and expose delusion and error. - Thomas Paine
It is the duty of every man, as far as his ability extends, to detect and expose delusion and error.
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 legisla… - Thomas Paine
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 legisla…
He who dares not offend cannot be honest. - Thomas Paine
He who dares not offend cannot be honest.
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; b… - Thomas Paine
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; b…
I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children can live in peace. - Thomas Paine
I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children can live in peace.
A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody. - Thomas Paine
A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.
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