What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value. Thomas Paine View this quote
We have it in our power to begin the world over again. Thomas Paine
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What at first was plunder assumed the softer name of revenue. Thomas Paine
When men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon. Thomas Paine
Where there are no distinctions there can be no superiority; perfect equality affords no temptation. Thomas Paine
You cannot undermine police authority and then complain about rising crime. Thomas Paine
English and American political activist
February 9th, 1737 - June 8th, 1809
