Quote #55

I care not a straw for the opinions of the world.

More from Thomas Paine

  1. He who dares not offend cannot be honest.
  2. It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.
  3. Christianity is the strangest religion ever set up, for it committed a murder upon Jesus in order to redeem mankind from the sin of eating …
  4. That government is best which governs least.
  5. A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue, but moderation in principle is always a …
  6. Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.
  7. You can't conquer an idea with an army.
  8. It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from its government.

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