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Thomas Paine

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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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Quote Left 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. Quote Right
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Quote Left Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it. Quote Right
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Quote Left Whenever we read the obscene stories, the voluptuous debaucheries, the cruel and torturous executions, the unrelenting vindictiveness, with wh... Quote Right
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Quote Left Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. Quote Right
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Quote Left Suspicion is the companion of mean souls, and the bane of all good society Quote Right
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