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Thomas Paine Quotes about Motivation

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Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.

Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.

Motivation, Ignorance, Knowledge

Thomas Paine (2016). “THOMAS PAINE Ultimate Collection: Political Works, Philosophical Writings, Speeches, Letters & Biography (Including Common Sense, The Rights of Man & The Age of Reason): The American Crisis, The Constitution of 1795, Declaration of Rights, Agrarian Justice, The Republican Proclamation, Anti-Monarchal Essay, Letters to Thomas Jefferson and George Washington…”, p.276, e-artnow

Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property... Horrid mischief would ensue were the law-abiding deprived of the use of them.

Motivation, Fear, Gun

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.

Motivation, War, 4th Of July

Common Sense (1776)

The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance.

Motivation, Fear, Tyrants

Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.

Inspirational, Motivation, Character

Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.

Pain, Motivation, Vices

The Rights of Man pt. 2, ch. 5 (1792) See Goldwater 3

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

Change, Motivation, 4th Of July

Common Sense appendix (1776)

One good schoolmaster is of more use than a hundred priests.

Atheist, Motivation, Use

Thomas Paine (1826). “A Letter to Camille Jordan, of the Council of Five Hundred: Occasioned by His Report on the Priests, the Worship, and the Bells”, p.6

These are the times that try men's souls.

Veterans Day, Time, Motivation

The American Crisis, 19 Dec. 1776

The most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is reason.

Trust, Motivation, Mistake

Thomas Paine (1852). “The Age of Reason: Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology”, p.3

Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man.

God, Religious, Motivation

Thomas Paine (2016). “THE AGE OF REASON - Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology (Including “The Life of Thomas Paine”): Deistic Critique of Bible and Christian Church”, p.582, e-artnow

What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value.

Inspirational, Perseverance, Motivation

Thomas Paine (2011). “Thomas Paine on Liberty: Including Common Sense and Other Writings”, p.80, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

Any system of religion that has anything in it that shocks the mind of a child, cannot be true.

Children, Motivation, Fear

The Age of Reason pt. 1 (1794)

We can only reason from what is; we can reason on actualities, but not on possibilities.

Motivation, Reason, Possibility

He who is the author of a war lets loose the whole contagion of hell and opens a vein that bleeds a nation to death.

Motivation, War, Government

Thomas Paine (2016). “THE AMERICAN CRISIS – Revolutionary Work Which Inspired the American People to Fight for Their Independence: Including “The Life of Thomas Paine” – Extensive Biography of the Author”, p.58, e-artnow

Time makes more converts than reason.

Life, Time, Motivation

Thomas Paine, John P. Kaminski (2002). “Citizen Paine: Thomas Paine's Thoughts on Man, Government, Society, and Religion”, p.228, Rowman & Littlefield

Persecution is not an original feature in any religion; but it is always the strongly marked feature of all religions established by law.

Motivation, Law, Religion

The Rights of Man pt. 1 (1791)

It is necessary to the happiness of man that he be mentally faithful to himself. Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving, it consists in professing to believe what he does not believe.

Happiness, Motivation, Integrity

The Age of Reason pt. 1 (1794)

To establish any mode to abolish war, however advantageous it might be to Nations, would be to take from such Government the most lucrative of its branches.

Funny, Motivation, War

Thomas Paine (1791). “Rights of Man: Being an Answer to Mr. Burke's Attack on the French Revolution”, p.160

It is an affront to treat falsehood with complaisance.

Motivation, Serious, Affront

Thomas Paine (1826). “An examination of the passages in the New Testament quoted from the Old and called prophecies concerning Jesus Christ. To which is prefixed, An essay on dreams. Also an appendix”, p.46

Suspicion is the companion of mean souls, and the bane of all good society.

Motivation, Mean, Soul

Thomas Paine, John P. Kaminski (2002). “Citizen Paine: Thomas Paine's Thoughts on Man, Government, Society, and Religion”, p.224, Rowman & Littlefield

My mind is my own church.

Motivation, Mind, Church

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

Motivation, Men, Teach

Thomas Paine (2016). “The Rights of Man”, p.192, Xist Publishing

To say that any people are not fit for freedom, is to make poverty their choice, and to say they had rather be loaded with taxes than not.

Motivation, Patriotic, People

Thomas Paine (1995). “Collected Writings”, p.547, Library of America

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

Pain, Motivation, Government

Thomas Paine (1848). “Rights of Man: Being an Answer to Mr. Burke's Attack on the French Revolution”, p.86

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