Thomas Paine Quote

Quote from Thomas Paine,

"Freedom had been hunted round the globe;
reason was considered as rebellion;
and the slavery of fear had made men afraid to think.
But such is the irresistible nature of truth, that all it asks,
and all it wants, is the liberty of appearing."

By:	Thomas Paine (more quotes by Thomas Paine or books by/about Thomas Paine)
	(1737-1809) US Founding father, pamphleteer, author
Categories:	Fear, Free Thought, Freedom, Liberty, Reason, Rebellion, Slavery, Truth
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