The Political Writings of Thomas Paine: Secretary to the Committee of Foreign Affairs in the American Revolution : to which is Prefixed a Brief Sketch of the Author's Life, Volume 1G. Davidson, 1824 |
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... hath undertaken in his own right , to support the parliament in what he calls theirs , and as the good people of this country are grievously oppressed by the combination , they have an undoubted privilege to inquire into the pretensions ...
... hath undertaken in his own right , to support the parliament in what he calls theirs , and as the good people of this country are grievously oppressed by the combination , they have an undoubted privilege to inquire into the pretensions ...
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... every man to whom nature hath given the power of feeling ; of which class , regardless of party censure , is PHILADELPHIA , Feb. 14 , 1776 . THE AUTHOR . COMMON SENSE . SENSE . ON THE ORigin and deSIGN xviii INTRODUCTION .
... every man to whom nature hath given the power of feeling ; of which class , regardless of party censure , is PHILADELPHIA , Feb. 14 , 1776 . THE AUTHOR . COMMON SENSE . SENSE . ON THE ORigin and deSIGN xviii INTRODUCTION .
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... hath all the distinctions of an house divided against itself : and though the expressions be pleasantly arranged , yet when examined they appear idle and ambiguous ; and it will always happen , that the nicest construction that words ...
... hath all the distinctions of an house divided against itself : and though the expressions be pleasantly arranged , yet when examined they appear idle and ambiguous ; and it will always happen , that the nicest construction that words ...
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... hath only made kings more sub- tle - not more just . Wherefore , laying aside all national pride and prejudice in favor of modes and forms , the plain truth is , that it is wholly owing to the constitution of the people , and not the ...
... hath only made kings more sub- tle - not more just . Wherefore , laying aside all national pride and prejudice in favor of modes and forms , the plain truth is , that it is wholly owing to the constitution of the people , and not the ...
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... hath enjoyed more peace for this last century than any of the monarchical governments of Europe . Antiqui- ty favors the same remark ; for the quiet and rural lives of the first patriarchs hath a happy something in them , which vanishes ...
... hath enjoyed more peace for this last century than any of the monarchical governments of Europe . Antiqui- ty favors the same remark ; for the quiet and rural lives of the first patriarchs hath a happy something in them , which vanishes ...
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Page 342 - Nor can any man, who acknowledges the being of a God, be justly deprived or abridged of any civil right as a citizen, on account of his religious sentiments or peculiar mode of religious worship...
Page 18 - And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.
Page 18 - A French bastard landing with an armed banditti, and establishing himself king of England against the consent of the natives, is in plain terms a very paltry rascally original. - It certainly hath no divinity in it.
Page 19 - Society in every state is a blessing, but Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one: for when we suffer, or are exposed to the same miseries by a Government, which we might expect in a country without Government, our calamity is heightened by reflecting that we furnish the means by which we suffer.. Government, like dress, is the badge of lost innocence; the palaces of kings are built upon the ruins of the bowers of paradise.
Page 26 - ... twenty years of our lives is to become a precedent for the next twenty. But even this is admitting more than is true; for I answer roundly that America would have flourished as much, and probably much more, had no European power taken any notice of her.
Page 18 - And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king, which ye shall have chosen you ; and the Lord will not hear you in that day.
Page 68 - Almighty will not give up a people to military destruction, or leave them unsupportedly to perish, who have so earnestly and so repeatedly sought to avoid the calamities of war by every decent method which wisdom could invent. Neither have I so much of the infidel in me as to suppose that He has relinquished the government of the world and given us up to the care of devils...
Page 342 - That government is, or ought to be, instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security of the people, nation, or community...
Page 30 - Britain, and, still hoping for the best, are apt to call out, "Come, come, we shall be friends again, for all this." But examine the passions and feelings of mankind, Bring the doctrine of reconciliation to the touchstone of nature, and then tell me, whether you can hereafter love, honor, and faithfully serve the power that hath carried fire and sword into your land?
Page 24 - An inquiry into the constitutional errors in the English form of government, is at this time highly necessary ; for as we are never in a proper condition of doing justice to others, while we continue under the influence of some leading partiality, so neither are we capable of doing it to ourselves while we remain fettered by any obstinate prejudice.