163 ordspråk av Thomas Paine

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Thomas Paine föddes den 29 januari 1737 och dog den 8 juni 1809 - engelsk-amerikansk politisk författare.
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en And this manner of speaking of the Almighty, as one would speak of a man, is consistent with nothing but the stupidity of the Bible
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en Give to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself - that is my doctrine
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en A man does not serve God when he prays, for it is himself he is trying to serve
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en A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it the superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defense of custom. But the tumult soon subsides. Time makes more converts than reason.
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en Whenever we read the obscene stories, the voluptuous debaucheries, the cruel and torturous executions, the unrelenting vindictiveness, with which more than half the Bible is filled, it would be more consistent that we called it the word of a demon than the Word of God. It is a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalize mankind.
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en All the tales of miracles, with which the Old and New Testament are filled, are fit only for impostors to preach and fools to believe
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en Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice
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en Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property... Horrid mischief would ensue were [the law-abiding] deprived of the use of them.
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en We must be compelled to hold this doctrine to be false, and the old and new law called the Old and New Testament, to be impositions, fables and forgeries
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en 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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en Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man
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en The book called the Bible has been voted by men, and decreed by human laws to be the word of God; and the disbelief of this is called blasphemy
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en The story of the whale swallowing Jonah, though a whale is large enough to do it, borders greatly on the marvelous; but it would have approached nearer to the idea of a miracle if Jonah had swallowed the whale
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en War ought to be no man's wish
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en When I see throughout this book, called the Bible, a history of the grossest vices and a collection of the most paltry and contemptible tales and stories, I could not so dishonor my Creator by calling it by His name
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