The instant formal government is abolished, society begins to act. A general association takes place, and common interest produces common security.

Quote by Thomas Paine

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'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...

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.

The Vatican is a dagger in the heart of Italy.

The Vatican is a dagger in the heart of Italy.

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.

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...

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.

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...

Is it a fact that Jesus Christ died for the sins of the world, and...

Is it a fact that Jesus Christ died for the sins of the world, and...

If a God, he could not suffer death, for immortality cannot die, and as a...

If a God, he could not suffer death, for immortality cannot die, and as a...

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...

There are two distinct classes of what are called thoughts: those that we produce in...

There are two distinct classes of what are called thoughts: those that we produce in...

Every religion is good that teaches man to be good; and I know of none...

Every religion is good that teaches man to be good; and I know of none...

It is an affront to treat falsehood with complaisance.

It is an affront to treat falsehood with complaisance.

An army of principles can penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.

An army of principles can penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.

Society is produced by our wants and government by our wickedness

Society is produced by our wants and government by our wickedness

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...

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

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

Every science has for its basis a system of principles as fixed and unalterable as...

Every science has for its basis a system of principles as fixed and unalterable as...

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

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

These are the times that try men's souls.

These are the times that try men's souls.