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Facts about Thomas Paine SummaryThomas Paine was a famous Writer from England, who lived between January 29, 1737 and June 8, 1809.Zodiac etc.He/she is born under the zodiac aquarius, who is known for Knowledge, Humanitarian, Serious, Insightful, Duplicitous. Our collection contains 56 quotes who is written / told by Thomas, under the main topic Government.Here is some other popular authors who lived in the same timeframe: Ralph Waldo Emerson, H. C. Andersen, Henry W. Longfellow, Alexandre Dumas, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, William Ellery Channing, John Stuart Mill, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Napoleon Bonaparte, William Hazlitt, Benjamin Disraeli, Thomas Jefferson, Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, Johann Gottfried von Herder, V. Cousin, Alexandre Ledru-Rollin, Honore de Balzac, Benjamin West, John Hancock, John Mason Good Famous quotes by Thomas Paine (56)  "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"
"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"
"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"
"But such is the irresistable nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it wants is the liberty of appearing"
"Every religion is good that teaches man to be good; and I know of none that instructs him to be bad"
"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"
"Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one"
"He that rebels against reason is a real rebel, but he that in defence of reason rebels against tyranny has a better title to Defender of the Faith, than George the Third"
"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"
"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"
"I believe in the equality of man; and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow-creatures happy"
"I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death"
"I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children can live in peace"
"The abilities of man must fall short on one side or the other, like too scanty a blanket when you are abed. If you pull it upon your shoulders, your feet are left bare; if you thrust it down to your feet, your shoulders are uncovered"
"The instant formal government is abolished, society begins to act. A general association takes place, and common interest produces common security"
"The whole religious complexion of the modern world is due to the absence from Jerusalem of a lunatic asylum"
"Virtues are acquired through endeavor, Which rests wholly upon yourself. So, to praise others for their virtues Can but encourage one's own efforts"
"War involves in its progress such a train of unforeseen circumstances that no human wisdom can calculate the end; it has but one thing certain, and that is to increase taxes"
"What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value"
"Is it not a species of blasphemy to call the New Testament revealed religion, when we see in it such contradictions and absurdities"
"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"
"It is not a field of a few acres of ground, but a cause, that we are defending, and whether we defeat the enemy in one battle, or by degrees, the consequences will be the same"
"Persecution is not an original feature in any religion; but it is always the strongly marked feature of all religions established by law"
"There are matters in the Bible, said to be done by the express commandment of God, that are shocking to humanity and to every idea we have of moral justice"
"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it"
"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"
"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"
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