Thomas Paine: “Evils, like poisons, have their uses, and there are diseases which no…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1776

Evils, like poisons, have their uses, and there are diseases which no other remedy can reach.

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Thomas Paine

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In "The American Crisis," Paine suggests that negative circumstances can sometimes serve a necessary purpose, much like certain remedies for illness.

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Thomas Paine: “Evils, like poisons, have their uses, and there are diseases which no other remedy can reach.”