When I contemplate the natural dignity of man; when I feel (for Nature has not been kind enough to me to blunt my feelings) for the honor and happiness of its character, I become irritated at the attempt to govern mankind by force and fraud, as if they were all knaves and fools, and can scarcely avoid disgust at those who are thus imposed upon.
Thomas PaineDeath is not the monarch for the dead, but of the dying. The moment he obtains a conquest he loses a subject.
Thomas PaineLay then the axe to the root, and teach governments humanity. It is their sanguinary punishments which corrupt mankind.
Thomas PaineI bring reason to your ears, and, in language as plain as ABC, hold up truth to your eyes.
Thomas PaineIt is the duty of every true Deist to vindicate the moral justice of God against the evils of the Bible.
Thomas Paine