The American constitutions were to liberty, what a grammar is to language: they define its parts of speech, and practically construct them into syntax

Quote by Thomas Paine

Topics: America And Americans Quotes, Constitution Quotes

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;...

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...

The abilities of man must fall short on one side or the other, like too...

The abilities of man must fall short on one side or the other, like too...

'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...

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...

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,...

What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives...

What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives...

Human nature is not of itself vicious.

Human nature is not of itself vicious.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

To say that any people are not fit for freedom, is to make poverty their...

To say that any people are not fit for freedom, is to make poverty their...

Society is produced by our wants and government by our wickedness

Society is produced by our wants and government by our wickedness

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...

A man does not serve God when he prays, for it is himself he is...

A man does not serve God when he prays, for it is himself he is...

You keep accusing me of blasphemy all of the time, but I cannot be convicted...

You keep accusing me of blasphemy all of the time, but I cannot be convicted...

If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in...

If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in...

Prayer is not an old woman's idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the...

Prayer is not an old woman's idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the...