Convenient Quote by Thomas Paine
“Immediate necessity makes many things convenient, which if continued would grow into oppressions.”
About This Quote
Source Pamphlet: Rights of Man, 1791
Convenient solutions can become oppressive if they become entrenched and unexamined.
In simple terms: Convenient habits may turn oppressive.
Key Takeaway
Question the long‑term impact of shortcuts.
Themes
freedom
power
convenience
Mood
cautious
critical
Type
political
philosophical
When to use this quote
- policy making
- personal habits
- technology adoption
Key Concepts
social contract
institutional inertia
Questions to Reflect On
- What conveniences could become harmful?
- How can we safeguard against oppression?
A Different Perspective
Convenience can also enable positive change.
![“[Necessity is] the sum of all things, which being now existent, conduce and concur to the production of that action hereafter, whereof if any one thing now were wanting, the effect could not be produced. This concourse of causes, whereof every one is determined to be such as it is by a like…” quote by Thomas Hobbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a3e/thomas-hobbes-1127_action_necessity-is-the-sum-of-all-things-which_904190.jpg)
