Will Thomas
Will Thomas
Will Thomas may refer to:...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
CountryUnited States of America
trust motivation mistake
The most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is reason.
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.
motivation men teach
Every religion is good that teaches man to be good; and I know of none that instructs him to be bad.
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.
law generations succeed
It requires but a very small glance of thought to perceive, that although laws made in one generation often continue in force through succeeding generations, yet that they continue to derive their force from the consent of the living. A law not repealed continues in force, not because it cannot be repealed, but because it is not repealed; and the non repealing passes for consent.
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.
law support gold
If anything had or could have a value equal to gold and silver, it would require no tender law; and if it had not that value it ought not to have such a law; and, therefore, all tender laws are tyrannical and unjust and calculated to support fraud and oppression.
education ignorance government
A nation under a well regulated government, should permit none to remain uninstructed. It is monarchical and aristocratical government only that requires ignorance for its support.
heart men religion
And to read the Bible without horror, we must undo everything that is tender, sympathizing and benevolent in the heart of man.
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.