Antagonist Quote by Thomas Paine

“Truth never envelops itself in mystery, and the mystery in which it is at any time enveloped is the work of its antagonist, and never of itself.”

Thomas Paine

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

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If you have to be the antagonist, you often have a lot more creative powers. You have a lot more color to you.

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Error indeed has often prevailed by the assistance of power or force. Truth is the proper and sufficient antagonist to error.

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From a real antagonist one gains boundless courage.

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