English - Writer | January 29, 1737 - June 8, 1809
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.
Thomas Paine
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If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.
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Time makes more converts than reason.
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The Vatican is a dagger in the heart of Italy.
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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.
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That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly.
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An army of principles can penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.
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Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.
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Titles are but nicknames, and every nickname is a title.
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Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.
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These are the times that try men's souls.
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Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man.
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