To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like administering medicine to the dead, or endeavoring to convert an atheist by scripture.


The Crisis No. V - The American Crisis (1776-1783)

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Thomas Paine Quotes

To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like...

To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like...

To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like...

To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like...