He that rebels against reason is a real rebel, but he that in defence of reason rebels against tyranny has a better title to Defender of the Faith, than George the Third.
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There are matters in the Bible, said to be done by the express commandment of God, that are shocking to humanity and to every idea we have of moral justice.Thomas Paine
It is impossible to calculate the moral mischief, if I may so express it, that mental lying has produced in society. When a man has so far corrupted and prostituted the chastity of his mind as to subscribe his professional belief to things he does not believe he has prepared himself for the commission of every other crime.
Thomas Paine
When I see throughout this book, called the Bible, a history of the grossest vices and a collection of the most paltry and contemptible tales and stories, I could not so dishonor my Creator by calling it by His name
Thomas Paine
An army of principles can penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.
Thomas Paine
We fight not to enslave, but to set a country free, and to make room upon the earth for honest men to live in.
Thomas Paine
Reason obeys itself and ignorance does whatever is dictated to it.
Thomas Paine
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