Persecution is not an original feature in any religion but it is always the strongly marked feature of all religions established by law. – Thomas Paine
Suspicion is the companion of mean souls, and the bane of all good society. – 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
If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace. – Thomas Paine