“It is not a field of a few acres of ground, but a cause, that we are defending, and whether we defeat the enemy in one battle, or by degrees, the consequences will be the same.” Thomas Paine
“I believe in one God and no more, and I hope for happiness beyond this life. I believe the equality of man; and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow creatures happy.” Thomas Paine
“Any system of religion that has any thing in it that shocks the mind of a child cannot be a true system.” Thomas Paine
“When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary.” Thomas Paine
“The church has set up a system of religion very contradictory to the character of the person whose name it bears. It has set up a religion of pomp and of revenue in pretended imitation of a person whose life was humility and poverty.” Thomas Paine
“The American Constitutions were to Liberty what a grammar is to language: they define its parts of speech, and practically construct them into syntax.” Thomas Paine
“Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.” Thomas Paine
