Thomas Paine

“I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursure his principles unto death.”

“No extraordinary power should be lodged in any one individual.”

“That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly.”

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