
Every science has for its basis a system of principles as fixed and unalterable as those by which the universe is regulated and governed. Man cannot make principles, he can only discover them. Thomas Paine

O ye that love mankind! Ye that dare oppose, not only the tyranny, but the tyrant, stand forth! Thomas Paine Common Sense

"The most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is reason. I have never used any other, and I trust I never shall." Thomas Paine

Moderation in temper is always a virtue, but moderation in principle is always a vice.  Thomas Paine

I do not believe in the creed professed by the Jewish church, by the Roman church, by the Greek church, by the Protestant church, not by any church that I know of. My own mind is my own church. Thomas Paine
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