Quote by Thomas Paine
It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry. - Thom

It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry. – Thomas Paine

Other quotes by Thomas Paine

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil in its worst state, an intolerable one. – Thomas Paine

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If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace. – Thomas Paine

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The truth is often a terrible weapon of aggression. It is possible to lie, and even to murder, with the truth. – Alfred Adler

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For above all things Love means sweetness, and truth, and measure yea, loyalty to the loved one and to your word. And because of this I dare not meddle with so high a matter. – Marie de France

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In fact men will fight for a superstition quite as quickly as for a living truth – often more so, since a superstition is so intangible you cannot get at it to refute it, but truth is a point of view, and so is changeable. – Hypatia

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The truth is the Super Bowl long ago became more than just a football game. Its part of our culture like turkey at Thanksgiving and lights at Christmas, and like those holidays beyond their meaning, a factor in our economy. – Bob Schieffer

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