"The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance." ― Thomas Paine Topic(s): Age Tags: power, strength More From Thomas Paine "A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice." "Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us." "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." More In Age "A newspaper is lumber made malleable. It is ink made into words and pictures. It is conceived, born, grows up and dies of old age in a day."― Jim Bishop "My mother said I was a clingy kid until I was about four. I also remember that from the age of eight she and I fought almost every day."― Amy Tan "There are people whose watch stops at a certain hour and who remain permanently at that age."― Helen Rowland