“ Reputation is what men and women think of us character is what God and angels know of us. Thomas Paine
“ One of the strongest natural proofs of the folly of hereditary right in kings, is, that nature disapproves it, otherwise, she would not so frequently turn it into ridicule by giving mankind an ass for… Thomas Paine
“ Is it not a species of blasphemy to call the New Testament revealed religion, when we see in it such contradictions and absurdities. Thomas Paine
“ Of all the tyrannies that affect mankind, tyranny in religion is the worst; every other species of tyranny is limited to the world we live in; but this attempts to stride beyond the grave, and seeks t… Thomas Paine
“ Nothing, they say is more certain than death, and nothing more uncertain than the time of dying Thomas Paine
“ I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose consc… Thomas Paine
“ A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right. Thomas Paine
“ When my country, into which I had just set my foot, was set on fire about my ears, it was time to stir. It was time for every man to stir. Thomas Paine
“ Let a crown be placed thereon, by which the world may know, that so far as we approve of monarcy, that in America the law is King. For as in absolute governments the King is law, so in free countries… Thomas Paine
“ When men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon. Thomas Paine
