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Thomas Paine
English
Writer
Born:
Jan 29
,
1737
Died:
Jun 8
,
1809
Every
Good
Government
Man
Religion
World
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What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value.
Thomas Paine
Value
Too
Everything
Only
Gives
Cheap
Lightly
Obtain
Esteem
To say that any people are not fit for freedom, is to make poverty their choice, and to say they had rather be loaded with taxes than not.
Thomas Paine
Freedom
People
Poverty
Say
Rather
Had
Make
Fit
Than
Any
Taxes
Choice
Loaded
My country is the world, and my religion is to do good.
Thomas Paine
Good
Religion
World
Country
He that rebels against reason is a real rebel, but he that in defence of reason rebels against tyranny has a better title to Defender of the Faith, than George the Third.
Thomas Paine
Faith
Better
Tyranny
Defence
He
Real
George
Than
Title
Against
Reason
Rebel
Rebels
Third
Defender
Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best stage, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.
Thomas Paine
Government
Best
Blessing
Evil
Stage
Every
Society
State
Intolerable
Worst
Even
Necessary
Necessary Evil
But such is the irresistable nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it wants is the liberty of appearing.
Thomas Paine
Truth
Nature
Liberty
Wants
Ask
Appearing
That God cannot lie, is no advantage to your argument, because it is no proof that priests can not, or that the Bible does not.
Thomas Paine
God
Bible
Lie
Argument
Proof
Priests
Advantage
Because
Does
Cannot
Your
Time makes more converts than reason.
Thomas Paine
Time
More
Makes
Than
Converts
Reason
'Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.
Thomas Paine
Death
Business
Heart
Will
Minds
Approve
Pursue
He
Firm
Unto
Principles
His
Conduct
Tis
Little
Little Minds
Whose
Shrink
Conscience
There are matters in the Bible, said to be done by the express commandment of God, that are shocking to humanity and to every idea we have of moral justice.
Thomas Paine
God
Bible
Justice
Humanity
Matters
Every
Moral
Idea
Said
Commandment
Shocking
Done
Express
It is necessary to the happiness of man that he be mentally faithful to himself. Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving, it consists in professing to believe what he does not believe.
Thomas Paine
Happiness
Man
Faithful
Believe
Consist
Consists
Mentally
He
Himself
Does
Infidelity
Professing
Believing
Necessary
Any system of religion that has anything in it that shocks the mind of a child, cannot be true.
Thomas Paine
Religion
Mind
Be True
System
True
Shocks
Child
Any
Anything
Cannot
A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.
Thomas Paine
Good
Ought
Virtue
Temper
Principle
Always
Moderately
Moderation
Vice
Thing
When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary.
Thomas Paine
Remember
Ought
Virtue
Posterity
Planning
Hereditary
The most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is reason.
Thomas Paine
Every
Kind
Weapon
Most
Errors
Against
Formidable
Reason
One good schoolmaster is of more use than a hundred priests.
Thomas Paine
Good
Hundred
More
Priests
Schoolmaster
Than
Use
Every science has for its basis a system of principles as fixed and unalterable as those by which the universe is regulated and governed. Man cannot make principles; he can only discover them.
Thomas Paine
Man
Science
Every
Universe
Those
System
Only
He
Make
Principles
Governed
Discover
Fixed
Cannot
Which
Them
Basis
The instant formal government is abolished, society begins to act. A general association takes place, and common interest produces common security.
Thomas Paine
Government
Society
Security
Abolish
General
Instant
Takes
Begins
Common
Formal
Place
Interest
Produces
Act
Association
We can only reason from what is; we can reason on actualities, but not on possibilities.
Thomas Paine
Possibilities
Only
Reason
War involves in its progress such a train of unforeseen circumstances that no human wisdom can calculate the end; it has but one thing certain, and that is to increase taxes.
Thomas Paine
Wisdom
War
Progress
Unforeseen
Increase
Circumstances
One Thing
Calculate
Involves
End
Train
Human
Taxes
Certain
Human Wisdom
Thing
It is not a God, just and good, but a devil, under the name of God, that the Bible describes.
Thomas Paine
God
Good
Bible
Devil
Name
Just
Every religion is good that teaches man to be good; and I know of none that instructs him to be bad.
Thomas Paine
Good
Religion
Man
Every
Bad
Know
Him
None
Teaches
Is it not a species of blasphemy to call the New Testament revealed religion, when we see in it such contradictions and absurdities.
Thomas Paine
Religion
See
Blasphemy
Absurd
New
Call
Revealed
Testament
Contradictions
New Testament
Species
My mind is my own church.
Thomas Paine
Mind
Church
Own
My Own
Persecution is not an original feature in any religion; but it is always the strongly marked feature of all religions established by law.
Thomas Paine
Religion
Law
Marked
All Religions
Religions
Strongly
Feature
Always
Persecution
Any
Established
Original
Virtues are acquired through endeavor, Which rests wholly upon yourself. So, to praise others for their virtues Can but encourage one's own efforts.
Thomas Paine
Wisdom
Yourself
Endeavor
Own
Others
Virtues
Rests
Through
Praise
Encourage
Efforts
Which
Acquired
Wholly
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