Thomas Paine Quotes about 4th Of July
Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.
Common Sense (1776)
Common Sense appendix (1776)
An army of principles will penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.
"Citizen Paine: Thomas Paine's Thoughts on Man, Government, Society, and Religion".
Society is produced by our wants and government by our wickedness.
Thomas Paine (2015). “Common Sense: and The American Crisis I”, p.15, Penguin
Thomas Paine (2011). “Thomas Paine on Liberty: Including Common Sense and Other Writings”, p.92, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary.
Thomas Paine (2015). “Common Sense: and The American Crisis I”, p.38, Penguin
Thomas Paine (1877). “The crisis: a series of pamphlets in sixteen numbers, written during the American revolution”
