The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.I followed up at Wikipedia and discovered that I've neglected Thomas Paine all these years! He was both admirably ahead of his time and inspirational for his contemporaries.Thomas Paine
(It is a bit disappointing that he did not write those exact words. The quote is derived from his Rights of Man (1791), "...; my country is the world, and my religion is to do good." I had no luck sourcing the brethren part.)
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But if the world is our country, how can we engage in short-sighted, and overly stimulated nationalism? America is best!
Im loving the blog Nick!
That is a fantastic quote. I've written it down and now plan on using it as my personal quote too. I hope you don't mind.
What a great thing to say in this time of distrust between nations, hatred between people, and religious strife.
But don't forget--atheism is the source of all the world's problems. Thanks, Pope Benedict.
I love this quote. Thank you for bringing it to my attention.
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