“ Interested men, who are not to be trusted; weak men, who cannot see ”
Thomas Paine, Common Sense (1776). copy citation
Author | Thomas Paine |
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Source | Common Sense |
Topic | trust |
Date | 1776 |
Language | English |
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Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/147/147-h/147-h.htm |
Context
“75 Though I would carefully avoid giving unnecessary offence, yet I am inclined to believe, that all those who espouse the doctrine of reconciliation, may be included within the following descriptions. Interested men, who are not to be trusted; weak men, who cannot see; prejudiced men, who will not see; and a certain set of moderate men, who think better of the European world than it deserves; and this last class, by an ill-judged deliberation, will be the cause of more calamities to this continent, than all the other three.”
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