Quote of the Day — Thomas Paine
June 24, 2026
It is the duty of every man, as far as his ability extends, to detect and expose delusion and error. — Thomas Paine
1737–1809
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1737–1809
Thomas Paine (1737-1809) was a polemicist, revolutionary philosopher, and advocate for human rights whose writings profoundly influenced both the American and French revolutions. Born in Dover, England, to a Quaker staymaker, Paine experienced poverty and social humiliation before emigrating to Pennsylvania in 1774. His Common Sense (1776) provided the most influential popular defense of American independence, arguing that monarchy itself was illegitimate and that government derives legitimacy solely from the consent of the governed. The pamphlet’s direct language, logical force, and emotional power made abstract political philosophy accessible to ordinary citizens, selling hundreds of thousands of copies in a nation…
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Kim Monson read Thomas Paine’s charge to detect and expose delusion and error as she introduced a morning built around hard questions, from the origins of COVID to dark money in Colorado’s primaries. His words set the tone for the June 24, 2026 broadcast and its stated search for truth and clarity.
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