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You cannot undermine police authority and then complain about rising crime.

Thomas Paine

Some people can be reasoned into sense, and others must be shocked into it.
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People Reason Shock Surprise
I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children can live in peace.
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Children Choice Live Myself Peace Time Trouble
A constitution defines and limits the powers of the government it creates. It therefore follows, as a natural and also a logical result, that the governmental exercise of any power not authorized by the constitution is an assumed power, and therefore illegal.
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Constitution Exercise Government Illegal Limitation Logic Natural Power Result
It is not in numbers, but in unity, that our great strength lies.
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Greatness Power Strength Unity
Freedom had been hunted round the globe; reason was considered as rebellion; and the slavery of fear had made men afraid to think. But such is the irresistible nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it wants, is the liberty of appearing.
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Appearance Freedom Liberty Nature Reason Rebel Truth
The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.
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Brave Growth Man Reality Reflection Strength Trouble
An army of principles will penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.
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Army Principle Soldier
The greatest tyrannies are always perpetuated in the name of the noblest causes.
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Destruction Disguise Greatness Name Noble
It has been the political career of this man to begin with hypocrisy, proceed with arrogance, and finish with contempt.
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Arrogance Beginning Career Hypocrisy Politics
He who dares not offend cannot be honest.
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Dare Himself Honesty Offend
It is easy to see that when republican virtue fails, slavery ensues.
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Easy Politics See Slave Virtue
The slavery of fear had made men afraid to think.
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Afraid Fear Man One Liner Slave Thinking
The Deist needs none of those tricks and shows called miracles to confirm his faith, for what can be a greater miracle than the creation itself, and his own existence?
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Creation Existence Faith Greatness Miracle Need Trick
The right of voting for representatives , is the primary right by which other rights are protected.
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Protection Representation Right Vote
I consider the war of America against Britain as the country’s war, the public’s war, or the war of the people in their own behalf, for the security of their natural rights, and the protection of their own property.
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Country People Property Protection Security War
No country can be called free which is governed by an absolute power; and it matters not whether it be an absolute royal power or an absolute legislative power, as the consequences will be the same to the people.
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Country Freedom Government People Power Royalty

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