Will Thomas
Will Thomas
Will Thomas may refer to:...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
CountryUnited States of America
nature men information
Man must go back to nature for information.
teacher educational persons
Every person of learning is finally his own teacher.
science men principles
Every science has for its basis a system of principles as fixed and unalterable as those by which the universe is regulated and governed. Man cannot make principles; he can only discover them.
kings war pride
In the early ages of the world, according to the scripture chronology, there were no kings; the consequence of which was there were no wars; it is the pride of kings which throws mankind into confusion.
remembrance atheism positive-atheism
Customs will often outlive the remembrance of their origin.
atheist motivation use
One good schoolmaster is of more use than a hundred priests.
integrity ignorance character
A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right.
teacher crazy anger
The greatest remedy for anger is delay.
contradiction new-testament absurdity
Is it not a species of blasphemy to call the New Testament revealed religion, when we see in it such contradictions and absurdities.
land community
Every proprietor owes to the community a ground-rent for the land which he holds.
tyranny greater
There is no greater tyranny than that of the dead over the living.
atheist faith-religion atheism
...It would be more consistent that we call [the Bible] the work of a demon than the word of God. It is a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalize mankind.
trust government people
A constitution is not the act of a government, but of a people constituting a government; and government without a constitution is power without a right. All power exercised over a nation, must have some beginning. It must be either delegated, or assumed. There are not other sources. All delegated power is trust, and all assumed power is usurpation. Time does not alter the nature and quality of either.
atheist lying book
...the Bible is such a book of lies and contradictions there is no knowing which part to believe or whether any.