Thomas Paine
Quotes by This Author
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“Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.” (Thomas Paine, The American Crisis, 1777.)  |
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“Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheaply, we esteem too lightly; 'tis dearness only that gives everything its value. Heaven knows how to put a price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as freedom should not be highly rated.” (Thomas Paine) |
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“The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind.” (Thomas Paine) |
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“The greatest tyrannies are always perpetrated in the name of the noblest causes.” (Thomas Paine) |
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