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

Quote by Thomas Paine

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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.

The instant formal government is abolished, society begins to act. A general association takes place,...

The instant formal government is abolished, society begins to act. A general association takes place,...

That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly.

That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly.

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 most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is reason.

The most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is reason.

The greatest remedy for anger is delay.

The greatest remedy for anger is delay.

From such beginnings of governments, what could be expected, but a continual system of war...

From such beginnings of governments, what could be expected, but a continual system of war...

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue...

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue...

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

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

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...

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....

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...

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state,...

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state,...

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...

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.

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...

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,...

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...

God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not...

God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not...

Whenever you read therefore in the Bible, you have to find out what it's there...

Whenever you read therefore in the Bible, you have to find out what it's there...