Zitate von Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine
Geburtstag: 9. Februar 1737
Todesdatum: 8. Juni 1809
Andere Namen: Пейн Томас
Thomas Paine, geboren als Thomas Pain, war ein einflussreicher politischer Intellektueller und einer der Gründerväter der Vereinigten Staaten im Zeitalter der Aufklärung. Wikipedia
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Zitate Thomas Paine
Der gesunde Menschenverstand, in: Die politischen Werke von Thomas Paine, Erster Band, Philadelphia 1852. S. 178
Original engl.: "Society in every state is a blessing, but government even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one; [...]." - Common Sense (14. Februar 1776), Philadelphia: Bradford. MDCCLXXVI. p. 7 , en.wikisource http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Common_Sense
— Thomas Paine, buch Die Rechte des Menschen
Die Rechte des Menschen: Aus dem Englischen übersetzt. Worin Grundsatz und Ausübung verbunden sind. Zweiter Theil, Kopenhagen 1792, S. 115
Original engl.: "Independence is my happiness, and I view things as they are, without regard to place or person; my country is the world, and my religion is to do good." - "Rights of Man" (1792), Part Two, Chapter V, en.wikisource https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Rights_of_Man
— Thomas Paine, buch Common Sense
Quelle: 1770s, Common Sense (1776)
„Society is produced by our wants, and government by wickedness“
1770s, Common Sense (1776)
Kontext: Society is produced by our wants, and government by wickedness; the former promotes our happiness positively by uniting our affections, the latter negatively by restraining our vices. The one encourages intercourse, the other creates distinctions. The first is a patron, the last a punisher. Society in every state is a blessing, but government even in its best state is but a necessary evil.
— Thomas Paine, buch Common Sense
Quelle: 1770s, Common Sense (1776)
„A body of men, holding themselves accountable to nobody, ought not to be trusted by any body.“
— Thomas Paine, buch Die Rechte des Menschen
Part 1.3 Rights of Man
1790s, Rights of Man, Part I (1791)
„From the errors of other nations, let us learn wisdom“
— Thomas Paine, buch Common Sense
Quelle: Common Sense
— Thomas Paine, buch Common Sense
Quelle: Common Sense
— Thomas Paine, buch Common Sense
Quelle: 1770s, Common Sense (1776)
„The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark.“
Quelle: A Letter Addressed to the Abbe Raynal on the Affairs of North America
„Reason obeys itself; and Ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.“
— Thomas Paine, buch Die Rechte des Menschen
Part 1.7 Conclusion
1790s, Rights of Man, Part I (1791)
Kontext: Reason and Ignorance, the opposites of each other, influence the great bulk of mankind. If either of these can be rendered sufficiently extensive in a country, the machinery of Government goes easily on. Reason obeys itself; and Ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.
„… taxes are not raised to carry on wars, but that wars are raised to carry on taxes“
— Thomas Paine, buch Die Rechte des Menschen
Quelle: Rights of Man
— Thomas Paine, buch Common Sense
Quelle: Common Sense
— Thomas Paine, buch Die Rechte des Menschen
Part 1.3 Rights of Man
1790s, Rights of Man, Part I (1791)
— Thomas Paine, buch Die Rechte des Menschen
Part 1.3 Rights of Man
1790s, Rights of Man, Part I (1791)
— Thomas Paine, buch Die Rechte des Menschen
Part 1.3 Rights of Man
1790s, Rights of Man, Part I (1791)
