It is not a field of a few acres of ground, but a cause, that we are defending, and whether we defeat the enemy in one battle, or by degrees, the consequences will be the same.

Quote by Thomas Paine

Topics: Defeat Quotes, Enemies Quotes

For freemen like brothers agree; With one spirit endured, they one friendship pursued, And their...

For freemen like brothers agree; With one spirit endured, they one friendship pursued, And their...

Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man

Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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

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

'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...

Time makes more converts than reason.

Time makes more converts than reason.

But there is not a passage in the Old Testament that speaks of a person,...

But there is not a passage in the Old Testament that speaks of a person,...

Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.

Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.

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...

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...

Virtues are acquired through endeavor, Which rests wholly upon yourself. So, to praise others for...

Virtues are acquired through endeavor, Which rests wholly upon yourself. So, to praise others for...

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 obscene and vulgar stories in the Bible are as repugnant to our ideas of...

The obscene and vulgar stories in the Bible are as repugnant to our ideas of...

To live with our enemies as if they may some time become our friends, and...

To live with our enemies as if they may some time become our friends, and...

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...

However many blessings we expect from God, His infinite liberality will always exceed all our...

However many blessings we expect from God, His infinite liberality will always exceed all our...

Material blessings, when they pay beyond the category of need, are weirdly fruitful of headache

Material blessings, when they pay beyond the category of need, are weirdly fruitful of headache

In Genoa, the word, libertas can be read on the front of prisons and on...

In Genoa, the word, libertas can be read on the front of prisons and on...