Thomas Paine

If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace

If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace

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

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

We have it in our power to begin the world over again.

We have it in our power to begin the world over again.

It is not a field of a few acres of ground, but a cause, that we are defending, and whether read more

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.

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheaply, we esteem too lightly; 'Tis dearness read more

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheaply, we esteem too lightly; 'Tis dearness only that gives everything its value.