Thomas Paine: “Neither the foul finger of disgrace, nor the bloody hand of vengeance has hitherto put a blot upon her fame.”

I have carefully avoided to enlarge upon the subject, because I am inclined to believe that what is called the present ministry, wish to see contentions about religion kept up, to prevent the nation turning its attention to subjects of…

I do not believe that any two men, on what are called doctrinal points, think alike who think at all.

If, therefore, the good to be obtained be worthy of a passive, rational, and costless revolution, it would be bad policy to prefer waiting for a calamity that should force a violent one.

Discussion and the general will arbitrates the question, and to this, private opinion yields with a good grace, and order is preserved uninterrupted.