Thomas Paine on Independence Day
1737–1809 England
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Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.
My country is the world, and my religion is to do good.
He that would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.
Dissertation on First Principles of Government (1795)
[T]hough the flame of liberty may sometimes cease to shine, the coal can never expire...
O ye that love mankind! Ye that dare oppose, not only the tyranny, but the tyrant, stand forth! Every spot of the old world is overrun with oppression. Freedom hath been hunted round the globe. Asia, and Africa, have long expelled her — Europe regards her like a stranger, and England hath given her warning to depart. O! receive the fugitive, and prepare in time an asylum for mankind.
Common Sense (1776)