Quotes by Thomas Paine about War

Thomas Paine English writer

An army of principles can penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.

Quote by Thomas Paine about war

Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property. Horrid mischief would ensue were the law-abiding deprived of the use of them.

Quote by Thomas Paine about war

He who is the author of a war lets loose the whole contagion of hell and opens a vein that bleeds a nation to death.

Quote by Thomas Paine about war

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.

Quote by Thomas Paine about war

War involves in its progress such a train of unforeseen circumstances that no human wisdom can calculate the end, it has but one thing certain, and that is to increase taxes.

Quote by Thomas Paine about war