Thomas Paine: “The vanity and presumption of governing beyond the grave is the most ridiculous and insolent of all tyrannies.”

The more it is struck the more sparks it will emit; and the fear is it will not be struck enough.

A knowledge of the practice was then joined to the theory; and all that was wanting to give it real existence was opportunity.

They had a cause at stake, on which depended their freedom or their slavery.

I know the value of moral instruction, and I have seen the danger of the contrary.