government 11
- Most social order comes from society itself, not from government
- Government is needed only for the few things society cannot manage itself
Thomas Paine
Pamphleteer and revolutionary (1737 to 1809), born in Norfolk, England; author of Common Sense, a central text behind the call for American independence, and Rights of Man.
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What Thomas Paine says most about
America 2
- Everything right and natural argues for America separating from Britain
- Americans have it in their power to begin the world over again
happiness 2
- A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off
- One's country should be the world and one's religion doing good