When a man has so far corrupted and prostituted the chastity of his mind, as to [profess] things he does not believe, he has prepared himself for the commission of every other crime.
Thomas Paine (1861). “The Age of Reason, etc”, p.1
![When a man has so far corrupted and prostituted the chastity of his mind, as to [profess] things he does not believe, he has prepared himself for the commission of every other crime.](http://cdn.quoteddaily.com/images/thomas-paine/when-a-man-has-so-far-corrupted-and-prostituted-the-chastity-of-his-mind-as-to-profess-things-he-does.jpg)