All Thomas Paine Quotes
Is it not a species of blasphemy to call the New Testament revealed religion, when we see in it such contradictions and absurdities.
Thomas Paine
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Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.
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I believe in the equality of man; and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow-creatures happy.
Thomas Paine
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To say that any people are not fit for freedom, is to make poverty their choice, and to say they had rather be loaded with taxes than not.
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Every religion is good that teaches man to be good; and I know of none that instructs him to be bad.
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When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary.
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The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.
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Persecution is not an original feature in any religion; but it is always the strongly marked feature of all religions established by law.
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