Thomas Paine
"I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death."
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"The greatest remedy for anger is delay."
"The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph."
"If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace."
"The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection."
"Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one."