It is far better that we admitted a thousand devils to roam at large than that we permitted one such impostor and monster as Moses, Joshua, Samuel, and the Bible prophets, to come with the pretended word of God and…

Quote by Thomas Paine

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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...

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...

A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it the superficial appearance of...

A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it the superficial appearance of...

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

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

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...

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

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

Human nature is not of itself vicious.

Human nature is not of itself vicious.

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...

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...

These are the times that try men's souls.

These are the times that try men's souls.

These are times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will,...

These are times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will,...

The Bible is such a book of lies and contradictions there is no knowing which...

The Bible is such a book of lies and contradictions there is no knowing which...

A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of...

A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of...

When I see throughout this book, called the Bible, a history of the grossest vices...

When I see throughout this book, called the Bible, a history of the grossest vices...

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.

We have it in our power to begin the world over again.

We have it in our power to begin the world over again.

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...

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.

Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best stage, is...

Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best stage, is...

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.