Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man. – Thomas Paine
Suspicion is the companion of mean souls, and the bane of all good society. – Thomas Paine
Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man. – Thomas Paine
Suspicion is the companion of mean souls, and the bane of all good society. – Thomas Paine
If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace. – Thomas Paine
It is necessary to the happiness of man that he be mentally faithful to himself. Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving, it consists in professing to believe what he does not believe. – Thomas Paine
Ever since the Crusades, when Christians from western Europe were fighting holy wars against Muslims in the near east, western people have often perceived Islam as a violent and intolerant faith – even though when this prejudice took root Islam had a better record of tolerance than Christianity. – Karen Armstrong