Thomas Paine was one of the founding fathers of the United States. He was an English-born American political activist, author, poet, philosopher, political theorist and revolutionary.
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Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it. Go to Quote / Comment
Any system of religion that has anything in it that shocks the mind of a child, cannot be true Go to Quote / Comment
The moral duty of man consists of imitating the moral goodness and beneficence of God manifested in the creation towards all his creatures. Everything of persecution and revenge between man and man, and everything of cruelty to animals is a violation of moral duty. Go to Quote / Comment
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. Go to Quote / Comment
He is not affected by the reality of distress touching his heart, but by the showy resemblance of it striking his imagination. He pities the plumage, but forgets the dying bird. Go to Quote / Comment