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= Quotations by Author = Thomas Paine (1737 - 1809)

US patriot & political philosopher [more author details]

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; Better fare hard with good men than feast it with bad. : Thomas Paine ; He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself. : Thomas Paine ; Society is produced by our wants and government by our wickedness. : Thomas Paine ; Such is the irresistible nature of truth that all it asks, and all it wants, is the liberty of appearing. : Thomas Paine ; The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection. : Thomas Paine ; The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion. : Thomas Paine- More quotations on: [Mankind] ; To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead. : Thomas Paine ; What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly. : Thomas Paine ; When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary. : Thomas Paine- More quotations on: [Planning] ; A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue, but moderation in principle is always a vice. : Thomas Paine, "The Rights of Man", 1792 ; When my country, into which I had just set my foot, was set on fire about my ears, it was time to stir. It was time for every man to stir. : Thomas Paine, Common Sense - 22 Quotations in other collection Here is the link I found the information at http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Thomas_Paine/