It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry. Autore: Thomas Paine Copy Quote More from Thomas Paine “Where knowledge is a duty, ignorance is a crime.” “My country is the world, and my religion is to do good.” “Mingling religion with politics may be disavowedand reprobated by every inhabit…” “Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state…”