Thomas PaineFreedom had been hunted round the globe; reason was considered as rebellion; and the slavery of fear had made men afraid to think. But such is the irresistible nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it wants, is the liberty of appearing.
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While the idea of freedom is one of the most important for humanity, it’s also something that can be difficult to achieve. It’s not something that we will discover and then be free and happy and fulfilled and never think twice about it or question it. We don’t always receive freedom, but we know when we have it.
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- Independence is my happiness, and I view things as they are, without regard to place or person; my country is the world, and my religion is to do good.
- Let them call me a rebel and welcome. I feel no concern from it. But should I suffer the misery of devils, were I to make a whore of my soul.
- It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.
- The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark.
- He who dares not offend cannot be honest.