Thomas Paine Quotes about Peace

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It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.

It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.

Thomas Paine

Peace, Truth, War

Thomas Paine (1824). “The Political Writings of Thomas Paine: Secretary to the Committee of Foreign Affairs in the American Revolution : to which is Prefixed a Brief Sketch of the Author's Life”, p.284

If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.

Thomas Paine

Veterans Day, Time, Peace

Thomas Paine (2003). “Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings of ThomasPaine”, p.96, Penguin

An army of principles will penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.

Thomas Paine

Peace, War, 4th Of July

"Citizen Paine: Thomas Paine's Thoughts on Man, Government, Society, and Religion".

Practical religion consists in doing good: and the only way of serving God is that of endeavoring to make His creation happy. All preaching that has not this for its object is nonsense and hypocrisy.

Thomas Paine

God, Peace, Truth

Thomas Paine, John P. Kaminski (2002). “Citizen Paine: Thomas Paine's Thoughts on Man, Government, Society, and Religion”, p.196, Rowman & Littlefield

In a general view, there are few conquests that repay the charge of making them, and mankind are pretty well convinced that it can never be worth their while to go to war for profit's sake. If they are made war upon, their country invaded, or their existence at stake, it is their duty to defend and preserve themselves, but in every other light, and from every other cause, is war inglorious and detestable.

Thomas Paine

Country, Peace, War

Thomas Paine (1819). “The American Crisis”, p.104