If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.

Quote by Thomas Paine

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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,...

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...

My mind is my own church.

My mind is my own church.

Is it not a species of blasphemy to call the New Testament revealed religion, when...

Is it not a species of blasphemy to call the New Testament revealed religion, when...

It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.

It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.

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...

War involves in its progress such a train of unforeseen circumstances that no human wisdom...

War involves in its progress such a train of unforeseen circumstances that no human wisdom...

Any system of religion that has anything in it that shocks the mind of a...

Any system of religion that has anything in it that shocks the mind of a...

Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man.

Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man.

The whole religious complexion of the modern world is due to the absence from Jerusalem...

The whole religious complexion of the modern world is due to the absence from Jerusalem...

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...

The American constitutions were to liberty, what a grammar is to language: they define its...

The American constitutions were to liberty, what a grammar is to language: they define its...

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

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

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...

Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice

Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice

To establish any mode to abolish war, however advantageous it might be to Nations, would...

To establish any mode to abolish war, however advantageous it might be to Nations, would...

Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels...

Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels...

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we...

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we...

To conquer frustration, one must remain intensely focused on the outcome, not the obstacles.

To conquer frustration, one must remain intensely focused on the outcome, not the obstacles.

Opposition is a natural part of life. Just as we develop our physical muscles through...

Opposition is a natural part of life. Just as we develop our physical muscles through...

If a man smiles all the time, he's probably selling something that doesn't work

If a man smiles all the time, he's probably selling something that doesn't work