Freedom had been hunted round the globe; reason was considered as rebellion; and the slavery of fear had made men afraid to think. But such is the irresistible nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it wants, is the liberty of appearing.
Thomas PaineIt is always to be taken for granted, that those who oppose an equality of rights never mean the exclusion should take place on themselves.
Thomas PaineThe New Testament, they tell us, is founded upon the prophecies of the Old; if so, it must follow the fate of its foundation.
Thomas PaineThese are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it NOW, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.
Thomas Paine