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Jun 8, 2017 · Browse 526 quotes by Thomas Paine, the influential American political activist and writer. Find his views on topics such as liberty, country, religion, war, and more.
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- “The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark.” ― Thomas Paine, A Letter Addressed to the Abbe Raynal on the Affairs of North America.
- “These are the times that try men's souls.” ― Thomas Paine, The American Crisis.
- “To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like administering medicine to the dead, or endeavoring to convert an atheist by scripture.”
- “Independence is my happiness, and I view things as they are, without regard to place or person; my country is the world, and my religion is to do good.”
- I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children can live in peace. Thomas Paine.
- The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection. Thomas Paine.
- Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one. Thomas Paine.
- The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion. Thomas Paine.
- “A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defense of custom.
- “Time makes more converts than reason.” ― Thomas Paine, Common Sense.
- “Society is produced by our wants, and government by wickedness; the former promotes our happiness positively by uniting our affections, the latter negatively by restraining our vices.
- “From the errors of other nations, let us learn wisdom,” ― Thomas Paine, Common Sense.
Thomas Paine was a political activist and writer who influenced the American Revolution and the French Revolution. He wrote Common Sense, a pamphlet that argued for American independence from Britain, and The Age of Reason, a critique of religion and monarchy.
Browse 384 sourced quotes by Thomas Paine, the American political activist and author of Common Sense and The Age of Reason. Find his views on liberty, religion, government, war, and more.
Crisis and Upheaval. These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Thomas Paine.
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