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Every science has for its basis a system of principles as fixed and unalterable as those by which the universe is regulated and governed. Man cannot make principles; he can only discover them.

Author : Thomas Paine

Of all the tyrannies that affect mankind, tyranny in religion is the worst.

Author : Thomas Paine

Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.

Author : Thomas Paine

Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.

Author : Thomas Paine

Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best stage, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.

Author : Thomas Paine

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.

Author : Thomas Paine

These are the times that try men’s souls.

Author : Thomas Paine

The instant formal government is abolished, society begins to act. A general association takes place, and common interest produces common security.

Author : Thomas Paine

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.

Author : Thomas Paine

It is the direction and not the magnitude which is to be taken into consideration.

Author : Thomas Paine