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Thomas Paine on Freedom

“Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.” Thomas Paine

“Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man.” Thomas Paine

“Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.” Thomas Paine

“If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.” Thomas Paine

“Some debts are fun when you are acquiring them, but none are fun when you set about retiring them.” Ogden Nash, American Writer, 1902 – 1971.

“Death’s the discharge of our debt of sorrow” Seneca, Roman philosopher, mid 1st century AD.