Thomas Paine (English - Activist)
January 29, 1737 - June 8, 1809
We have it in our power to begin the world over again.
Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.
That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly.
To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like administering medicine to the dead, or endeavoring to convert an atheist by scripture.
If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.
The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.
I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children can live in peace.
The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.
Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.
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