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Mankind Quotes by Thomas Paine
- When I contemplate the natural dignity of man; when I feel (for Nature has not been kind enough to me to blunt my feelings) for…
- The trade of governing has always been monopolized by the most ignorant and the most rascally individuals of mankind.
- It is for the good of nations, and not for the emolument or aggrandizement of particular individuals, that government ought to be established, and that…
- 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…
- Of all the tyrannies that effect mankind, tyranny in religion is the worst; every other species of tyranny is limited to the world we live…
- ...It would be more consistent that we call [the Bible] the work of a demon than the word of God. It is a history of…
- The Grecians and Romans were strongly possessed of the spirit of liberty but not the principle, for at the time they were determined not to…
- One of the strongest natural proofs of the folly of hereditary right in kings, is, that nature disapproves it, otherwise, she would not so frequently…
- Men who look upon themselves born to reign, and others to obey, soon grow insolent; selected from the rest of mankind their minds are early…
- But there is another and greater distinction for which no truly natural or religious reason can be assigned, and that is the distinction of men…
- Reason and Ignorance, the opposites of each other, influence the great bulk of mankind. If either of these can be rendered sufficiently extensive in a…
- In a general view, there are few conquests that repay the charge of making them, and mankind are pretty well convinced that it can never…
- The Bible: a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalise mankind.
- The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.
- 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,…
- Of all the tyrannies that affect mankind, tyranny in religion is the worst.
- The cause of America is in great measure the cause of all mankind.
- In the early ages of the world, according to the scripture chronology, there were no kings; the consequence of which was there were no wars;…
- 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…
- One of the strongest natural proofs of the folly of hereditary right in kings is, that nature disapproves it; otherwise she would not so frequently…
More Mankind Quotes
- It is in the very nature of things human that every act that has once made its appearance and has been recorded… — Hannah Arendt
- Most people would rather give than get affection. — Aristotle
- This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind. — Neil Armstrong
- Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon. July 1969 AD. We came in peace for all mankind. — Neil Armstrong
- Clothes and manners do not make the man; but when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance. — Henry Ward Beecher
- Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of… — Saint Augustine
- Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible. — Saint Augustine
- Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a young person, who either marries or dies,… — Jane Austen
- A person who has sympathy for mankind in the lump, faith in its future progress, and desire to serve the great cause… — Irving Babbitt
- An inability to stay quiet is one of the conspicuous failings of mankind. — Walter Bagehot
- Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their… — Douglas Adams
- Some day science may have the existence of mankind in power, and the human race can commit suicide by blowing up the… — Henry Adams