OBSERVATIONS FROM OUR FOUNDING FATHERS The Patriot Post – Mid-Day Digest
THOMAS PAINE
Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.
— (1776)
When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary.
— (1776)
I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection.
— (1776)
But where says some is the King of America? I'll tell you friend, He reigns above, and doth not make havoc of mankind like the Royal Brute of Britain.
— (1776)
A little matter will move a party, but it must be something great that moves a nation.
— (1792)
