John Wesley Jarvis: "He devoted his whole life to the attainment of two objects--rights of man and freedom of conscience." Prof. H. M. Kottinger, A. M.: "Thomas Paine fought as courageously for religious liberty as he did for civil liberty." "I dare not say how much of what our Union is owing and enjoying to-day--its independence--its ardent belief in, and substantial practice of, radical human rights--and the severance of its government from all ecclesiastical and superstitious dominions--I dare not say how much of all this is owing to Thomas Paine, but I am inclined to think a good portion of it decidedly is."--_Walt. Whitman_. "It was his clear head and brave and righteous soul that inspired the men who declared our independence, and put into the Constitution of the United States such a veto against ecclesiastical domination as has defied its proud and conceited usurpation to the present day."--_Elizur Wright_. H. Lee-Warner: "Its [Thetford's] great man who taught the world to respect the right of free-thought." (The one hundredth anniversary of the death of Thomas Paine was observed at his birthplace. The mayor of Thetford presided, and four members of the British Parliament delivered eulogistic addresses.) George Anderson: "One of the noblest Freethinkers in the world's history. "Paine is the idol of Freethinkers. He is enthroned in our hearts because he gave his life to freedom."--_L. K. Washburn._ "In both worlds he offered his blood for the good of man. In the wilderness of America, in the French Convention, in the sombre cell awaiting death, he was the same unflinching, unwavering friend of his race; the same undaunted champion of freedom."--_Ingersoll._ Martin L. Bunge: "I owe much to Thomas Paine. His words have guided me in my struggle for liberty and truth. The more I study him the more I love the human race." Isador Ladoff: "Freethought was to him not a mere attitude of mind, but a philosophy of life and action." Prof. M. N. Wright: "He will always stand as an illustrious example of that higher reverence, that diviner faith of the incoming religion--a religion based in the common wants of a common humanity." William Marion Reedy: "He glorified common sense.... He is one of the chief saints of the Church of Man." Rev. Paul Jordan Smith: "When Thomas Paine first saw the light of day it was the custom of certain disciples of peace and good will to beat and burn the man who wanted to think.... And down the days that since have passed it has been the fashion of the blatant orthodox to cry, 'Infidel!' 'Infidel!' at the man who said: 'Any system of religion that shocks the mind of a child cannot be a true system.' 'The world is my country; to do good my religion.'" Robert Blatchford: "Paine left Moses and Isaiah centuries behind when he wrote: 'The world is my country; to do good my religion.'" Stoughton Cooley: "One of the most devoted spirits in the cause of liberty."