Thomas Paine Quote

As my object was not myself, I set out with the determination, and happily with the disposition, of not being moved by praise or censure, friendship or calumny, nor of being drawn from my purpose by any personal altercation; and the man who cannot do this, is not fit for a public character.

Rights of Man... Fifth edition (ed. 1791)

As my object was not myself, I set out with the determination, and happily with the disposition, of not being moved by praise or censure, friendship...

As my object was not myself, I set out with the determination, and happily with the disposition, of not being moved by praise or censure, friendship...

As my object was not myself, I set out with the determination, and happily with the disposition, of not being moved by praise or censure, friendship...

As my object was not myself, I set out with the determination, and happily with the disposition, of not being moved by praise or censure, friendship...