Thomas Paine on the Character of Nations

[Greg Fasolt]

"Whoever has made observation on the characters of nations will find it generally true that the manners of a nation, or of a party, can be better ascertained from the character of its press than from any other public circumstance."

--Thomas Paine (1737-1809), Founding Father, revolutionary writer & thinker, “Liberty of the Press,” 1806.

Thanks to Ted Pease, Professor of Interesting Stuff
Utah State University, Logan, Utah

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