"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

29 January 2019

Happy birthday, Paine.

Sharpe, Thomas Paine, 1793



Thomas Paine was born on this day in 1737.

Independence is my happiness, and I view things as they are, without regard to place or person; my country is the world, and my religion is to do good.

Thomas Paine, from his pamphlet The Rights of Man

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