Arms, like laws, discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe and preserve order.
Thomas PaineEach government accuses the other of perfidy, intrigue and ambition, as a means of heating the imagination of their respective nations, and incensing them to hostilities. Man is not the enemy of man, but through the medium of a false system of government.
Thomas PaineThe art of publicity is a black art; but it has come to stay, and every year adds to its potency.
Thomas Paine