Thomas Paine Quotes About American Revolution

Quotes about: American Revolution

• If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.

  Thomas Paine

  Veterans Day, Time, Peace

  Thomas Paine (2003). “Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings of ThomasPaine”, p.96, Penguin
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  The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

  Thomas Paine

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Thomas Paine (1817). “The Political Works of Thomas Paine: In Two Volumes”

• We have it in our power to begin the world over again.

  Thomas Paine

  Change, Motivation, 4th Of July

  Common Sense appendix (1776)

• These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it NOW, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.

  Thomas Paine

  Love, Summer, Country

  The American Crisis, 19 Dec. 1776

• Let it be told to the future world, that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive, the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet and to repulse it.

  Thomas Paine

  Country, Winter, Cities

  Thomas Paine, Bruce Kuklick (2000). “Paine: Political Writings”, p.54, Cambridge University Press

• These are the times that try men's souls.

  Thomas Paine

  Veterans Day, Time, Motivation

  The American Crisis, 19 Dec. 1776

• Everything that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. The blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature cries, 'tis time to part.

  Thomas Paine

  Nature, Blood, Voice

  Thomas Paine, Bruce Kuklick (2000). “Paine: Political Writings”, p.20, Cambridge University Press

• I consider the war of America against Britain as the country's war, the public's war, or the war of the people in their own behalf, for the security of their natural rights, and the protection of their own property.

  Thomas Paine

  Country, War, Rights

  Thomas Paine (1819). “The American Crisis”, p.154

• I call not upon a few, but upon all: not on this state or that state, but on every state; up and help us; lay your shoulders to the wheel; better have too much force than too little, when so great an object is at stake.

  Thomas Paine

  Littles, Too Much, Revolution

  Thomas Paine, Bruce Kuklick (2000). “Paine: Political Writings”, p.54, Cambridge University Press

• For the fate of Charles the first, hath only made kings more subtle — not more just.

  Thomas Paine

  Kings, Fate, Revolution

  "Thomas Paine on Liberty: Including Common Sense and Other Writings".

• The times that tried men's souls are over-and the greatest and completest revolution the world ever knew, gloriously and happily accomplished.

  Thomas Paine

  Men, Soul, World

  Thomas Paine (1839). “The Crisis: A Work Written While with the Army of the Revolution, with a View of Stimulating that Patriotic Band to Persevere in Their Glorious Struggle for the Rights of Man”, p.256

• The Sun never shined on a cause of greater worth.

  Thomas Paine

  Sun, Revolution, Causes

  Thomas Paine (2015). “The Thomas Paine Collection: Common Sense, Rights of Man, Age of Reason, An Essay on Dream, Biblical Blasphemy, Examination Of The Prophecies”, p.14, Ravenio Books

• Now is the seedtime of continental union, faith and honor. The least fracture now, will be like a name engraved with the point of a pin on the tender rind of a young oak; the wound would enlarge with the tree, and posterity read in it full grown characters.

  Thomas Paine

  Character, Names, Tree

  Thomas Paine, John Dos Passos (2008). “The Essential Thomas Paine”, p.65, Courier Corporation

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