The instant formal government is abolished, society begins to act. A general association takes place, and common interest produces common security. Thomas Paine Society
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. Thomas Paine Government
I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children can live in peace. Thomas Paine Time
Those who want to reap the benefits of this great nation must bear the fatigue of supporting it. Thomas Paine Great
Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us. Thomas Paine God
Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best stage, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one. Thomas Paine Government
Every science has for its basis a system of principles as fixed and unalterable as those by which the universe is regulated and governed. Man cannot make principles; he can only discover them. Thomas Paine Science
All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit. Thomas Paine Power
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. Thomas Paine Freedom
Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it. Thomas Paine Freedom
The instant formal government is abolished, society begins to act. A general association takes place, and common interest produces common security. Thomas Paine Government
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. Thomas Paine Happiness
Is it not a species of blasphemy to call the New Testament revealed religion, when we see in it such contradictions and absurdities. Thomas Paine Religion