Thomas Paine quotes, with sources
English-American writer and revolutionary, author of Common Sense. Here are 3 short quotes by Thomas Paine (1737 – 1809), each with the work it comes from, drawn from 3 sources.
He who dares not offend cannot be honest.
An army of principles will penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.
We live to improve, or we live in vain.
Sources
- Address and Declaration at a Select Meeting, 1791
- Agrarian Justice, 1797
- The Forester's Letters, Letter III, 1776
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