Quote by Thomas Paine
The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of

The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance. – Thomas Paine

Other quotes by 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

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Happiness
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That God cannot lie, is no advantage to your argument, because it is no proof that priests can not, or that the Bible does not. – Thomas Paine

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God
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All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit. – Thomas Paine

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power
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Other Quotes from
Fear
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I do not fear Satan half so much as I fear those who fear him. – Saint Teresa of Avila

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Fear

To me, my biggest fear is getting a big head, and that is when I get the hammer. Because its very easy in this game to believe youre something special. – Keith Richards

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Fear

When we were scared about 9/11, we federalized the airport security, we spent millions for body armor for dogs in Ohio. All that over-reaction comes from fear and government – bad combination. – John Stossel

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Fear

I remember being onstage once when I didnt have fear: I got so scared I didnt have fear that it brought on an anxiety attack. – Carly Simon

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Fear

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A jazz musician can improvise based on his knowledge of music. He understands how things go together. For a chef, once you have that basis, thats when cuisine is truly exciting. – Charlie Trotter

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Knowledge

Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot. – Charlie Chaplin

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Life

Patriotism is considered to be an emotion a person ought to feel. But why? Why is it nobler to love your own country than to love someone elses? – Wallace Shawn

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Patriotism

Americans are in a cycle of fear which leads to people not wanting to spend and not wanting to make investments, and that leads to more fear. Well break out of it. It takes time. – Warren Buffett

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Fear