It is the direction and not the magnitude which is to be taken into consideration.

Quote by Thomas Paine

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'Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and...

'Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and...

The book called the Bible has been voted by men, and decreed by human laws...

The book called the Bible has been voted by men, and decreed by human laws...

We can only reason from what is; we can reason on actualities, but not on...

We can only reason from what is; we can reason on actualities, but not on...

The Vatican is a dagger in the heart of Italy.

The Vatican is a dagger in the heart of Italy.

It is not a field of a few acres of ground, but a cause, that...

It is not a field of a few acres of ground, but a cause, that...

There are two distinct classes of what are called thoughts: those that we produce in...

There are two distinct classes of what are called thoughts: those that we produce in...

We ought therefore to suspect that a great mass of information respecting the Bible, and...

We ought therefore to suspect that a great mass of information respecting the Bible, and...

Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man.

Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man.

The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is...

The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is...

One good schoolmaster is of more use than a hundred priests.

One good schoolmaster is of more use than a hundred priests.

That there are men in all countries who get their living by war, and by...

That there are men in all countries who get their living by war, and by...

When men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the...

When men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the...

But such is the irresistable nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it...

But such is the irresistable nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it...

Of all the tyrannies that affect mankind, tyranny in religion is the worst.

Of all the tyrannies that affect mankind, tyranny in religion is the worst.

All the tales of miracles, with which the Old and New Testament are filled, are...

All the tales of miracles, with which the Old and New Testament are filled, are...

Persecution is not an original feature in any religion; but it is always the strongly...

Persecution is not an original feature in any religion; but it is always the strongly...

All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other...

All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other...

He who is the author of a war lets loose the whole contagion of hell...

He who is the author of a war lets loose the whole contagion of hell...

War is nothing more than the continuation of politics by other means.

War is nothing more than the continuation of politics by other means.

The real war will never get in the books

The real war will never get in the books