Logo
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

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

Category:
Citizenship
Author
Thomas Paine
Read Quote

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

Category:
Religion
Author
Thomas Paine
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Independence Day
category

We on this continent should never forget that men first crossed the Atlantic not to find soil for their ploughs but to secure liberty for their souls. – Robert J. McCracken

Category:
Independence Day

Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it. – George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman, "Maxims: Liberty and Equality," 1

Category:
Independence Day

My patriotic heart beats red, white, and blue. – Author Unknown

Category:
Independence Day

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

Category:
Independence Day

Random Quotes

We are told never to cross a bridge until we come to it, but this world is owned by men who have crossed bridges in their imagination far ahead of the crowd. – Anon.

Category:
Ambition

Romantic lovers require from each other at least the facade of reason: We desire to be what romantic love makes us appear in the others eyes. We want to imagine we are deserving of the love we inspire. – Maggie Gallagher

Category:
Romantic

Im 0 for 3 with marriage – the scoreboard doesnt lie, never has. So what we all have is a marriage of the heart. To sully or contaminate or radically disrespect this union with a shameful contract is something that I will leave to the amateurs and the Bible grippers. – Charlie Sheen

Category:
Marriage

End discrimination. Hate everybody. – Elle Eden

Category:
Hate