Thomas Paine Quotes About Humanity
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Lay then the axe to the root, and teach governments humanity. It is their sanguinary punishments which corrupt mankind.
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If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.
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To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like administering medicine to the dead, or endeavoring to convert an atheist by scripture.
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...the true greatness of a nation is founded on principles of humanity.
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There are matters in the Bible, said to be done by the express commandment of God, that are shocking to humanity and to every idea we have of moral justice.
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