Thomas Paine

He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression, for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.

Thomas Paine

A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right.

What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value.

Thomas Paine

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.