When he said "Society in every state is a blessing, but government even in its best state is but a necessary evil" Paine wasn't exactly talking about Ohio. But what he said is every bit as true today as it was then.
Paine is generally known as The Father of the American Revolution because his pamphlet entitled Common Sense spoke directly to people in language that people could easily understand. He advocated change and stirred public debate on the topic of independence.
He spoke disdainfully of "the summer soldier and the sunshine patriot" saying that 'What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value."
Sunshine Patriot? Hmmmm, does the name Barry Soetero ring a bell?
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