Those who expect to reap the blessings of liberty must undergo the fatigues of supporting it

Quote by Thomas Paine

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There is scarcely any part of science or any thing in nature, which those impostors...

There is scarcely any part of science or any thing in nature, which those impostors...

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...

And this manner of speaking of the Almighty, as one would speak of a man,...

And this manner of speaking of the Almighty, as one would speak of a man,...

These are the times that try men's souls.

These are the times that try men's souls.

Therefore we say that a lying Spirit has been in the mouth of the writers...

Therefore we say that a lying Spirit has been in the mouth of the writers...

If a God, he could not suffer death, for immortality cannot die, and as a...

If a God, he could not suffer death, for immortality cannot die, and as a...

Is it popular to pay our debts, to do justice, to defend the injured and...

Is it popular to pay our debts, to do justice, to defend the injured and...

He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from opposition;...

He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from opposition;...

It is necessary to the happiness of man that he be mentally faithful to himself....

It is necessary to the happiness of man that he be mentally faithful to himself....

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

I believe in the equality of man; and I believe that religious duties consist in...

I believe in the equality of man; and I believe that religious duties consist in...

The New Testament, compared with the Old, is like a farce of one act

The New Testament, compared with the Old, is like a farce of one act

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...

Titles are but nicknames, and every nickname is a title.

Titles are but nicknames, and every nickname is a title.

It is not a God, just and good, but a devil, under the name of...

It is not a God, just and good, but a devil, under the name of...

It is an affront to treat falsehood with complaisance.

It is an affront to treat falsehood with complaisance.

'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...

Of all the systems of religion that ever were invented, there is no more derogatory...

Of all the systems of religion that ever were invented, there is no more derogatory...

He who begins by loving Christianity more than Truth, will proceed by loving his sect...

He who begins by loving Christianity more than Truth, will proceed by loving his sect...

You ought certainly to forgive them as a Christian, but never to admit them in...

You ought certainly to forgive them as a Christian, but never to admit them in...