“In America the law is King.” — Thomas Paine
Quote Source: Common Sense
“Kings are monsters in the natural order, and what can we expect from monsters but miseries and crimes?” —Thomas Paine, 1792
Quote Source: An Essay for the Use of New Republicans in Their Opposition to Monarchy
“It is difficult to know when a lawyer is to be believed.” — Thomas Paine, 1797
Quote Source: A Letter to Mr. Erskine
“Parade to fascinate the vulgar”
A metaphysical man, like Mr. Burke, would have tortured his invention to discover how such a people could be governed. He would have supposed that some must be managed by fraud, others by force, and all by some contrivance; that genius must be hired to impose upon ignorance, and shew and parade to fascinate the vulgar.
“That the King is insane is now old News.” — Thomas Paine
To Thomas Jefferson, December 16, 1788
“There is something in meanness which excites a species of resentment that never subsides, and something in cruelty which stirs up the heart to the highest agony of human hatred.” —Thomas Paine, The Crisis V, 1788
Charlottesville rally organizer Jason Kessler lives with his parents.
The 34-year-old white supremacist, well known for his leadership role in the deadly Unite the Right event, was filming a livestream with Patrick Little Tuesday afternoon when his father barged in started to scold him, mid-interview.
“It is from the Bible that man has learned cruelty, rapine, and murder; for the belief of a cruel God makes a cruel man.” —Thomas Paine, 1797
More than 300 Catholic priests across Pennsylvania sexually abused children over seven decades, protected by a hierarchy of church leaders who covered it up, according to a sweeping grand jury report released Tuesday… “Priests were raping little boys and girls, and the men of God who were responsible for them not only did nothing; they …
“When men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon.” — Thomas Paine, 1775
This sacrifice of common sense is the certain badge which distinguishes slavery from freedom; for when men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon. Thomas Paine, Reflections on Titles, 1775