"It is never to be expected in a……" — Thomas Paine

"It is never to be expected in a revolution that every man is to change his opinion at the same moment. There never yet was any truth or any principle so irresistibly obvious that all men believed it at once. Time and reason must cooperate with each other to the final establishment of any principle; and therefore those who may happen to be first convinced have not a right to persecute others, on whom conviction operates more slowly. The moral principle of revolutions is to instruct, not to destroy."

Thomas Paine

384 Quotes by Thomas Paine

Thomas Paine has 384 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

See all 384 quotes by Thomas Paine »

More All Quotes

This quote is filed under All Quotes, one of 128,558 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

See all 128,558 All Quotes »