4 Thomas Paine Quotes on Power

Thomas Paine quotes on power

10. Of more worth is one honest man to society and in the sight of God, than all the crowned ruffians that ever lived.

23. It is the nature and intention of a constitution to prevent governing by party, by establishing a common principle that shall limit and control the power and impulse of party, and that says to all parties, thus far shalt thou go and no further. But in the absence of a constitution, men look entirely to party; and instead of principle governing party, party governs principle.

28. All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian, or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit.

51. You can't conquer an idea with an army.