"The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance."
― Thomas Paine
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Age
More From Thomas Paine
- "My country is the world, and my religion is to do good."
- "To say that any people are not fit for freedom, is to make poverty their choice, and to say they had rather be loaded with taxes than not."
- "To establish any mode to abolish war, however advantageous it might be to Nations, would be to take from such Government the most lucrative of its branches."
More In Age
- "Your 40s are a major trough. About the age of 50, feelings of satisfaction begin to rebound and keep rising into your 50s, 60s and 70s, with health being a major factor."― Jane Pauley
- "Most women are indulgent of themselves. This is a mistake. It should be only the reward of old age."― Anna Held
- "Bad news isn’t wine. It doesn’t improve with age."― Colin Powell