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= Quotations by Author = Thomas Paine (1737 - 1809)
US patriot & political philosopher [more author details]
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; Better fare hard with good men than feast it with bad. : Thomas Paine ; 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. : Thomas Paine ; Society is produced by our wants and government by our wickedness. : Thomas Paine ; Such is the irresistible nature of truth that all it asks, and all it wants, is the liberty of appearing. : Thomas Paine ; The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection. : Thomas Paine ; The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion. : Thomas Paine- More quotations on: [Mankind] ; To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead. : Thomas Paine ; What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly. : Thomas Paine ; When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary. : Thomas Paine- More quotations on: [Planning] ; 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. : Thomas Paine, "The Rights of Man", 1792 ; 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. : Thomas Paine, Common Sense - 22 Quotations in other collection Here is the link I found the information at http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Thomas_Paine/
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∙ 16y ago"My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject of dread to me."
"The world is indebted for all triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity over error and oppression."
"I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past."
"Never spend your money before you have earned it."
"Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day."
"We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"
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Who were thomas paines five siblinings?
He had five siblings: Joe, Joan, Megan, Trevor, and of course the most popular Peter.
Which of thomas Paines images of the American Revolution still hold true today?
Thomas Paine's images of the American Revolution that still hold true today was when he said that the nation is made up of different nations. These nationalities are accustomed to different forms and habits of government, but are still united is constructing a government on the principles of society and the rights of men.
The law of necessity of self-preservation of saving your country when in danger are of higher observationthan the constitutionvwho said this quote?
Answer: The quote presented in the question has errors. Corrected, the quote is from Thomas Jefferson, in a Sept. 20, 1810 letter to John Colvin see: http://www.hillyardhistory.net/Thomas%20Jefferson%20_%20Letter%20to%20John%20B.%20Colvin%20%20(Sept.%2020,%201810).pdf ) The corrected quote should read, according to 5 sources (including the one above): "The laws of necessity, of self-preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of higher obligation. To lose our country by a scrupulous adherence to the written law, would be to lose law itself, . .." Thomas Jefferson
Who said A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth?
Thomas Jefferson said it in a letter to James Madison of December 20, 1787. The complete quote is: "a bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth, general or particular, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference."
Which action of the soviet government resulted in the event described in this quote?
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What was Thomas Paine's strengths and weaknesses?
what was thomas paines strengths
Who was thomas paines mother?
jessica Paine
Who attended Thomas Paine's funeral?
6 people attended thomas paines funeral
What are thomas paines favorite movies?
Movies had not been invented when Thomas Jefferson was alive.
What was the theme of thomas paines common sense?
his themes were about government
What were thomas paines ideas?
to free the american slaves from british
What was thomas paines pamphlets which rationalized the revolution?
the name was common sense.
Thomas paines cammon sense?
You mean common
What is Thomas Paines birthday?
Thomas Paine was born on February 9, 1737.
Why did Thomas Jefferson invite Thomas Paine to America?
because he liked thomas paines motivationial speech which he heard Paine give in England
What is Thomas Paines response to the argument that the British have protected?
That they have done so for their own sake
What was Thomas Paines Contribution to independence?
I think it was how he tried to get other colonist to declare independence.
