Thomas Paine “To say that any people are not fit for freedom, is to make poverty their choice, and to say they had rather be loaded with taxes than not.” Thomas Paine Topics:Freedom View all quotes by Thomas Paine →
“Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.” Thomas Paine
“Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property... Horrid mischief would ensue were the law-abiding deprived of the use of them.” Thomas Paine
