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| | | NUMBER: | 1845 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Paine (1737–1809) |
| QUOTATION: | Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | THOMAS PAINE, “The Crisis,” no. 1, The Writings of Thomas Paine, ed. Moncure D. Conway, vol. 1, p. 170 (1894).
See note at No. 1821 about “Crisis.” |
| SUBJECTS: | Tyranny |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia | | WORKS: | Thomas Paine Collection | | |
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