Quote by Thomas Paine
Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men,

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it. – Thomas Paine

Other quotes by Thomas Paine

He that rebels against reason is a real rebel, but he that in defence of reason rebels against tyranny has a better title to Defender of the Faith, than George the Third. – Thomas Paine

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

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Our citizenship in the United States is our national character. Our citizenship in any particular state is only our local distinction. By the latter we are known at home, by the former to the world. Our great title is AMERICANS — our inferior one varies with the place. – Thomas Paine

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This, then, is the state of the union: free and restless, growing and full of hope. So it was in the beginning. So it shall always be, while God is willing, and we are strong enough to keep the faith. – Lyndon B. Johnson

That which distinguishes this day from all others is that then both orators and artillerymen shoot blank cartridges. – John Burroughs, Journal

It is the love of country that has lighted and that keeps glowing the holy fire of patriotism. – J. Horace McFarland

We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it. – William Faulkner

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The Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow. – Bill Gates

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Civilization began the first time an angry person cast a word instead of a rock. – Sigmund Freud

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Life be not so short but that there is always time for courtesy. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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