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Necessary Quotes by Thomas Paine
- The continually progressive change to which the meaning of words is subject, the want of a universal language which renders translation necessary, the errors to…
- Here then is the origin and rise of government; namely, a mode rendered necessary by the inability of moral virtue to govern the world; here…
- It is not a charity but a right, not bounty but justice, that I am pleading for. The present state of civilization is as odious…
- The Creation speaks a universal language, independent of human speech or human language, multiplied and various as they be. It is an ever-existing original, which…
- When it becomes necessary to do a thing, the whole heart and soul should go into the measure, or not attempt it.
- Government is a necessary evil
- How necessary it is at all times to watch against the attempted encroachment of power, and to prevent its running to excess.
- Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.
- It is necessary to the happiness of man that he be mentally faithful to himself. Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving, it…
- Some writers have so confounded society with government, as to leave little or no distinction between them; whereas they are not only different, but have…
- Society in every state is a blessing, but government even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable…
- It is necessary to the happiness of man that he be mentally faithful to himself.
- Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best stage, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable…
More Necessary Quotes
- Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible. — Francis of Assisi
- Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words. — Francis of Assisi
- Everyone admits that love is wonderful and necessary, yet no one agrees on just what it is. — Diane Ackerman
- The difference between a tool and a machine is not capable of very precise distinction; nor is it necessary, in a popular… — Charles Babbage
- Rest assured that whatever station of life we are placed, princely or lowly, it contains the lessons and experiences necessary at the… — Edward Bach
- Don't be dismayed by good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is… — Richard Bach
- There are no mistakes. The events we bring upon ourselves, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn what we… — Richard Bach
- Government is necessary for our survival. We need government in order to survive. The Founding Fathers created a special place for government.… — Michael Badnarik
- I am truly free only when all human beings, men and women, are equally free. The freedom of other men, far from… — Mikhail Bakunin
- A jealous lover of human liberty, deeming it the absolute condition of all that we admire and respect in humanity, I reverse… — Mikhail Bakunin
- Shall we make a new rule of life from tonight: always to try to be a little kinder than is necessary? — James M. Barrie
- It is necessary to work, if not from inclination, at least from despair. Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself. — Charles Baudelaire