Politics and self-interest have been so uniformly connected, that the world, from being so often deceived, has a right to be suspicious of public characters.
Thomas PaineIt is important that we should never lose sight of this distinction. We must not confuse the peoples with their governments.
Thomas PaineThere is existing in man, a mass of sense lying in a dormant state. The construction of government ought to be such as to bring forward, by a quiet and regular operation, all that extent of capacity.
Thomas PaineBeware the greedy hand of government thrusting itself into every corner and crevice of industry.
Thomas Paine