tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85418248977429613802026-08-18T08:49:24.715-07:0010 Quotes By Thomas PaineSelected quotes and works by Thomas PainePhoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15164414434234382281noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8541824897742961380.post-43275378284566235482011-07-11T10:36:00.001-07:002014-05-22T14:46:00.934-07:00Thomas Paine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje1_4falJPpOKko5wuTWxK-D3zTAUnPxysxct8WAwkOs8aLehKKsTGqREZ4aY2XbBVkDrDj0rxD0_QHW8O1UOkW8DYLSeFGHDCAvjnvaIzeB_2MogQwCJ9ADXkVxO-zdXei_an24UCTzY/s1600/11.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje1_4falJPpOKko5wuTWxK-D3zTAUnPxysxct8WAwkOs8aLehKKsTGqREZ4aY2XbBVkDrDj0rxD0_QHW8O1UOkW8DYLSeFGHDCAvjnvaIzeB_2MogQwCJ9ADXkVxO-zdXei_an24UCTzY/s320/11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628150221365122690" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span id="aptureStartContent" style="font-size:130%;"><span class="body">He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression, for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.</span></span>Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15164414434234382281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8541824897742961380.post-46074721096405686192011-04-16T17:07:00.000-07:002014-03-13T11:39:53.546-07:00Thomas Paine<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGOJD_NkthjAFSD5cZrRW88PZE7xv6FEhxx5AL9eBqdY6Ifc5jPEQCnZCcN5kE-GxezYK80R1EbOp7oHMqfLDuFpVZo0Z9Y2sC0bqcAOwsfrAkrQEg1cs0k6PRAHMySe3y530JGT2FheU/s1600/tp.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628151267471648066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGOJD_NkthjAFSD5cZrRW88PZE7xv6FEhxx5AL9eBqdY6Ifc5jPEQCnZCcN5kE-GxezYK80R1EbOp7oHMqfLDuFpVZo0Z9Y2sC0bqcAOwsfrAkrQEg1cs0k6PRAHMySe3y530JGT2FheU/s320/tp.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 320px; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 237px;" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 180%;"><br /><br />A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right.</span>Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15164414434234382281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8541824897742961380.post-56591478348356310342011-04-16T17:06:00.001-07:002014-03-13T11:39:53.556-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcmfFG02d79YFtQU0HKRVOjufNIIUteJLL8nDmbnsuZTPjunbymLTXpzDeKUM5Az3xLGaAcRTJeNnvqSIJR0_c31RRr5aHmMWm8jfnxAGCbvFU7VJT5YlZ_t2R85ep6XJsXB2LR0cSqyM/s1600/tp23.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcmfFG02d79YFtQU0HKRVOjufNIIUteJLL8nDmbnsuZTPjunbymLTXpzDeKUM5Az3xLGaAcRTJeNnvqSIJR0_c31RRr5aHmMWm8jfnxAGCbvFU7VJT5YlZ_t2R85ep6XJsXB2LR0cSqyM/s320/tp23.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628152077328542098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value.</span>Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15164414434234382281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8541824897742961380.post-49026523845288149072011-04-16T17:04:00.000-07:002014-05-22T14:47:32.350-07:00Thomas Paine<center>
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.</span></span></span>Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15164414434234382281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8541824897742961380.post-66368812579442673182011-04-16T17:03:00.000-07:002014-03-13T11:39:53.560-07:00Thomas Paine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best stage, is but a necessary evil, in its worst state an intolerable one.</span></span>Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15164414434234382281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8541824897742961380.post-18158889728384587392011-04-16T17:02:00.001-07:002014-03-13T11:39:53.532-07:00Thomas Paine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;">Character is much easier kept than recovered. </span>Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15164414434234382281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8541824897742961380.post-1942401183333544332011-04-16T17:01:00.000-07:002014-03-13T11:39:53.537-07:00Thomas Paine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.</span>Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15164414434234382281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8541824897742961380.post-33641312217606247992011-04-16T16:59:00.000-07:002014-03-13T11:39:53.542-07:00Thomas Paine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />But such is the irresistible nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it wants is the liberty of appearing.</span></span>Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15164414434234382281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8541824897742961380.post-75065486789647853972011-04-16T16:58:00.000-07:002014-03-13T11:39:53.565-07:00Thomas Paine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />An army of principles can penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.</span></span>Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15164414434234382281noreply@blogger.com