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Quote DB :: Authors :: Thomas Paine :: View Quote View Quote "The whole religious complexion of the modern world is due to the absence from Jerusalem of a lunatic asylum." - Copy to Clipboard   --  Thomas Paine Listed in: Religion Add Quote To Your Quote List   Rating: 4.25  Rate Quote 16 votes submitted Your Name: Friend's Email: Sponsored Links Top 5 quotes from Thomas Paine "'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death." "Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one." "Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us." "When men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon." "Time makes more converts than reason." Top 5 quotes from Religion "Talk to me about the truth of religion and I'll listen gladly. Talk to me about the duty of religion and I'll listen submissively. But don't come talking to me about the consolations of religion or I shall suspect that you don't understand." "It has been often said, very truly, that religion is the thing that makes the ordinary man feel extraordinary; it is an equally important truth that religion is the thing that makes the extraordinary man feel ordinary." "Hearing nuns' confessions is like being stoned to death with popcorn." "Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company." "Regarding the debate about faith and works: It’s like asking which blade in a pair of scissors is most important."

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