What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly… it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as Freedom should not be highly rated.
Tag: Thomas Paine
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Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.
Such is the irresistible nature of truth that all it asks, and all it wants, is the liberty of appearing.
What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly. It is dearness only that gives everything its value.
I fear not, I see not reason for fear. In the end we will be the victors. For though at times the flame of liberty may cease to shine, the ember will never expire.
When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary.
To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.
A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue, but moderation in principle is always a vice.