This man had gratified no ambition at the expense of his fellow-men; he had desolated no country with the flame and sword of war; he had not wrung millions from the poor and unfortunate; he had betrayed no trust, and yet he was almost universally despised.
Thomas Paine (1892) Read Post »
"To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, is like administering medicine to the dead." — THOMAS PAINE. PEORIA, October 8, 1877. To the Editor of the N.Y. Observer: SIR: Last June in San Francisco, I offered a thousand dollars in gold — not as a wager, but as
The Vindication of Thomas Paine Read Post »
PEORIA, Nov. 2nd, 1877. To the Editor of the New York Observer: You ought to have honesty enough to admit that you did, in your paper of July 19th, offer to prove that the absurd story that Thomas Paine died in terror and agony on account of the religious opinions he had expressed, was true.
Ingersoll’s Second Reply to NY Observer Read Post »
Life and Deeds of Thomas Paine LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: Through all the centuries gone, the mind of man has been beleaguered by the mailed hosts of superstition. Slowly and painfully has advanced the army of deliverance. Hated by those they wished to rescue, despised by those they were dying to save, these grand soldiers, the
Life and Deeds of Thomas Paine by Ingersoll Read Post »
At the age of seventy-three, death touched his tired heart. He died in the land his genius defended — under the flag he gave to the skies. Slander cannot touch him now — hatred cannot reach him more.
Thomas Paine (1870) Read Post »
