Thomas Paine Thoughts

Best 30+ Thomas Paine Messages, Quotes, and Images

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

Some people can be reasoned into sense, and others must be shocked into it.

Some people can be reasoned into sense, and others must be shocked into it.

The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark.

The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark.

Men should not petition for rights, but take them

Men should not petition for rights, but take them

It is error only, and not the truth, that shrinks from inquiry.

It is error only, and not the truth, that shrinks from inquiry.

The trade of governing has always been monopolized by the most ignorant and the most rascally individuals of mankind.

The trade of governing has always been monopolized by the most ignorant and the most rascally individuals of mankind.

The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.

The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.

Virtue is not hereditary.

Virtue is not hereditary.

The strength and power of despotism consist wholly in the fear of resistance.

The strength and power of despotism consist wholly in the fear of resistance.

An army of principles will penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.

An army of principles will penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.

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