Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Quote Of The Week


"I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. '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."

-- Thomas Paine, The Crisis, no 1, 1776

See also more of Paine's The Crisis.
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 4, 2011 at 11:41 PM

    That Tom Paine was quite a man for words...and action.

    Would that we of the modern era (more of us anyway) could hold such conviction in the face of tyranny.

    KPN3%

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  2. AnonymousMay 5, 2011 at 12:38 AM

    Hear about bin Laden?

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  3. aughtsixMay 5, 2011 at 7:15 AM

    May I attain to manhood of equal stature.

    Jon III

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