With this post ThomasPaineBlog.org starts a new column called “Paine and Loathing”. A humorous, irreverent look at our world. You may not like everything said here, we’re bound to ruffle some feathers. And for that we take as our inspiration Thomas Paine himself. “Pop Goes the Weasel” Every night when I go out The monkey’s …
Monthly Archives: January 2007
Thomas Paine Celebrates 270 Years
Thomas Paine was born on January 29th, 1737 in Thetford England. He was born to modest circumstances, the son of Quaker craftsman who sewed whale bones into the stays of ladies corsets, Paine (the name was originally spelled “Pain” with the “e” added later) tried has hand at corset-making, starting at the age of twelve …
On Right Thinking, Logical Reasoning, and Not Judging a Book by its Cover
It is only by tracing things to their origin, that we can gina rightful ideas of them, and it is by gaining such ideas that we discover the boudary that divides right from wrong, and teaches every man to know his own.
-Thomas Paine, Agrarian Justice
On the State of the Union Address and Governement Assembled
That government is best which governs least.
-Thomas Paine
On Legislation Introduced to Address Global Warming and Climate Change
To perserve the benefits of what is called civilized life, and to remedy at the same time the evils it has produced, ought to be considered as one of the first objectives of reformed legislation,
-Thomas Paine, Agrarian Justice
On the Execution of a Tyrant
Civil Government does not consist in executions; but in making that provision for the instruction of youth and the support of age, as to exclude , as much as possible, profligacy from the one and despair from the other.
-Thomas Paine, Rights of Man
On Greeting a New Year
We have it within our power to begin the world over again.
-Thomas Paine