Thomas Paine

Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice

Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice

When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary

When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary

Man must go back to nature for information.

Man must go back to nature for information.

We fight not to enslave, but to set a country free, and to make room upon the earth for honest read more

We fight not to enslave, but to set a country free, and to make room upon the earth for honest men to live in.

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

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