Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.
| NUMBER: | 1845 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Paine (1737–1809) |
| QUOTATION: | Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | See note at No. 1821 about “Crisis.” |
| SUBJECTS: | Tyranny |