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Thomas Paine Quotes - Page 14

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A little matter will move a party, but it must be something great that moves a nation.

A little matter will move a party, but it must be something great that moves a nation.

Party, Moving, Greatness

Thomas Paine (1852). “The Rights of Man: With a Brief Historical Preface”, p.98

In the early ages of the world, according to the scripture chronology, there were no kings; the consequence of which was there were no wars; it is the pride of kings which throws mankind into confusion.

Kings, War, Pride

Thomas Paine (2015). “The Thomas Paine Collection: Common Sense, Rights of Man, Age of Reason, An Essay on Dream, Biblical Blasphemy, Examination Of The Prophecies”, p.7, Ravenio Books

It has been the error of the schools to teach astronomy, and all the other sciences, and subjects of natural philosophy, as accomplishments only; whereas they should be taught theologically, or with reference to the Being who is the author of them: for all the principles of science are of divine origin. Man cannot make, or invent, or contrive principles: he can only discover them; and he ought to look through the discovery to the Author.

Philosophy, School, Men

Thomas Paine (1859). “The Theological Works ...: The Most Complete Ed. Ever Pub”, p.196

I know not whether taxes are raised to fight wars, or wars are fought in order to raise taxes.

War, Fighting, Order

Aristocracy is kept up by family tyranny and injustice.

Aristocracy, Injustice, Tyranny

Thomas Paine (1791). “Rights of Man: Being an Answer to Mr. Burke's Attack on the French Revolution”, p.74

Let the world see that this nation can bear prosperity; and that her honest virtue in time of peace is equal to her bravest valor in time of war.

Peace, War, World

Nothing, they say is more certain than death, and nothing more uncertain than the time of dying

Death, Dying, Uncertain

Thomas Paine, John P. Kaminski (2002). “Citizen Paine: Thomas Paine's Thoughts on Man, Government, Society, and Religion”, p.77, Rowman & Littlefield

The artificial noble shrinks into a dwarf before the noble of nature; and in the few instances (for there are some in all countries) in whom nature, as by a miracle, has survived in aristocracy, those men despise it.

Country, Men, Dwarves

Thomas Paine (2003). “Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings of ThomasPaine”, p.196, Penguin

Civilization, or that which is so called, has operated two ways to make one part of society more affluent and the other part more wretched than would have been the lot of either in a natural state.

Civilization, Two, Way

Thomas Paine (1797). “Agrarian Justice, opposed to Agrarian Law, and Agrarian Monopoly. Being a plan for ameliorating the condition of man, by creating in every nation a National Fund”, p.3

... in free countries the law ought to be King; and there ought to be no other.

Country, Kings, Law

Thomas Paine, John P. Kaminski (2002). “Citizen Paine: Thomas Paine's Thoughts on Man, Government, Society, and Religion”, p.139, Rowman & Littlefield

No falsehood is so fatal as that which is made an article of faith.

Religion, Made, Articles

Thomas Paine (1830). “The Theological Works of Thomas Paine: To which are Added the Profession of Faith of a Savoyard Vicar”, p.260

But there is another and greater distinction for which no truly natural or religious reason can be assigned, and that is the distinction of men into kings and subjects. Male and female are the distinctions of nature, good and bad the distinctions of heaven; but how a race of men came into the world so exalted above the rest, and distinguished like some new species, is worth inquiring into, and whether they are the means of happiness or of misery to mankind.

Religious, Kings, Mean

"Common Sense". Book by Thomas Paine, en.wikisource.org. 1776.

Every proprietor owes to the community a ground-rent for the land which he holds.

Land, Community

"Agrarian Justice". Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine, 1797.

The first was a government of priestcraft, the second of conquerors, and the third of reason.

Government, Religion, Firsts

Thomas Paine (1830). “The Political Writings of Thomas Paine ...: Prospects on the Rubicon. Rights of man, part I. Rights of man, part II. Letter to the authors of the Republican. Letter to the Abbe Sieyes. Address to the addressers. Letters to Lord Onslow. Dissertation on the first principles of government. Speech delivered in the French National convention. Letter to Mr. Secretary Dundas. The decline and fall of the English system of finance. Letter to the people of France. Reasons for preserving the life of Louis”, p.74

The circumstances of the world are continually changing, and the opinions of men change also; and as government is for the living, and not for the dead, it is the living only that has any right in it. That which may be thought right and found convenient in one age, may be thought wrong and found inconvenient in another. In such cases, who is to decide, the living, or the dead?

Men, Age, World

Thomas Paine (1852). “The Rights of Man: With a Brief Historical Preface”, p.12

From such beginnings of governments, what could be expected, but a continual system of war and extortion?

War, Government, Extortion

Thomas Paine (1852). “The Rights of Man: With a Brief Historical Preface”, p.109

The mere man of pleasure is miserable in old age, and the mere drudge in business is but little better, whereas, natural philosophy, mathematical and mechanical science, are a continual source of tranquil pleasure, and in spite of the gloomy dogmas of priests and of superstition, the study of these things is the true theology; it teaches man to know and admire the Creator, for the principles of science are in the creation, and are unchangeable and of divine origin.

Philosophy, Knowledge, Science

Thomas Paine (2003). “The Age of Reason”, p.118, Book Tree

Europe, and not England, is the parent country of America. This new world hath been the asylum for the persecuted lovers of civil and religious liberty from every part of Europe.

Religious, Liberty, Immigration

"Common Sense: Addressed to the Inhabitants of America".

Government is a necessary evil

Government, Evil, Necessary Evil

I disbelieve all holy men and holy books.

Book, Men, Holy

Human nature is not of itself vicious.

Nature, Motivation, Vicious

Thomas Paine (2015). “The Thomas Paine Collection: Common Sense, Rights of Man, Age of Reason, An Essay on Dream, Biblical Blasphemy, Examination Of The Prophecies”, p.166, Ravenio Books

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 the law ought to be King; and there ought to be no other.

Country, Kings, Government

Thomas Paine (2015). “Common Sense: and The American Crisis I”, p.32, Penguin

It is a faculty of the human mind to become what it contemplates, and to act in unison with its object.

Philosophy, Mind, Unison

Thomas Paine (2016). “The Rights of Man”, p.75, Xist Publishing

Our present condition is, Legislation without law; wisdom without a plan; a constitution without a name; and, what is strangely astonishing, perfect independence contending for dependence.

Law, Names, Perfect

Thomas Paine (1830). “The Political Writings of Thomas Paine: To which is Prefixed a Brief Sketch of the Author's Life”, p.61

Men who look upon themselves born to reign, and others to obey, soon grow insolent; selected from the rest of mankind their minds are early poisoned by importance.

Men, Mind, Looks

Thomas Paine (2006). “Common Sense: Addressed to the Inhabitants of America”, p.15, Cosimo, Inc.

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