An army of principles will penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot. Neither the Channel nor the Rhine will arrest its progress. It will march on t… - Thomas Paine

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An army of principles will penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot. Neither the Channel nor the Rhine will arrest its progress. It will march on the horizon of the world and it will conquer.

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About Thomas Paine

Thomas Paine (February 9, 1737 [O.S. January 29, 1736] – 8 June 1809) was a British-American political writer, theorist, and activist who had a great influence on the thoughts and ideas which led to the American Revolution and the United States Declaration of Independence. He wrote three of the most influential and controversial works of the 18th Century: Common Sense, Rights of Man, and The Age of Reason. His ideas reflected Enlightenment-era ideals of transnational human rights.

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I have always strenuously supported the right of every man to his own opinion, however different that opinion might be to mine. He who denies to another this right, makes a slave of himself to his present opinion, because he precludes himself the right of changing it.

Peygamberlik de Mucize gibidir. Gerçek bile olsa amaca hizmet etmemektedir. Peygamberliğini ilan eden kişinin yalan söyleyip söylemediği, gördüğünü söylediği şeylerin vahiy mi yoksa uydurma mı olduğu anlaşılamaz; peygamberlik olarak adlandırdığı ya da peygamberlik adı altında ileri sürdüğü şey gerçekleşirse ya da sayısız günlük olay arasında onun iddia ettiği şeylerden biri doğru çıkarsa, bunu önceden bilip bilmediği, tahmin edip etmediği, rastlantı olup olmadığı da anlaşılamaz. Dolayısıyla peygamber yararsız ve gereksiz bir karakterdir; bu konuda dayatmalarla karşılaşmamanın en emin yolu bu tür düşüncelere ödün vermemektir.

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