\u00ab\u00a0What Athens was in miniature America will be in magnitude.\u00a0\u00bb (140)<\/p>\n
\u00ab\u00a0Reason obeys itself; and Ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.\u00a0\u00bb (99)<\/p>\n
\u00ab\u00a0…as there is but one species of man, there can be but one element of human power; and that element is man himself.\u00a0\u00bb (101)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Okay, so the last one isn’t exactly one line, but still. I know that give the subject matter, one-liners are basically inevitable, but seeing how concisely Thomas Paine can state his ideas is refreshing.<\/p>\n
Rousseau (and maybe some Hobbes?): \u00ab\u00a0We have now, in a few words, traced man from a natural individual to a member of society, and shown, or endeavoured to show, the quality of the natural rights retained, and of those which are exchanged for civil rights.\u00a0\u00bb (38)<\/p>\n
Plato: \u00ab\u00a0If there existed a man so transcendently wise above all others, that his wisdom was necessary to instruct a nation, some reason might be offered for monarchy…\u00a0\u00bb (86)<\/p>\n
C\u00e9saire\/Walcott: \u00ab\u00a0Titles are but nicknames, and every nickname is a title. The thing is perfectly harmless in itself, but it marks a sort of foppery in the human character…\u00a0\u00bb (47)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I’m in Part the Second right now, and a lot of it is Paine comparing\/contrasting European governments with the American. So much of what he says in lauding is completely different from how the US government is so often criticized. It’s interesting.<\/p>\n
One more thing: at the very, very beginning, Paine seems pretty polite towards Mr. Burke, but everything else Paine’s said about him after that is just complaint after complaint. I don’t get it. Am I missing something?<\/p>\n
Short blog post, I guess. Thanks for reading, everyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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