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Independence is my happiness, and I view things as they are, without regard to place or person; my country is the world, and my religion is to do good.

Thomas Paine

Where knowledge is a duty, ignorance is a crime.
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Crime Ignorance Knowledge Responsibility
Independence is my happiness, and I view things as they are, without regard to place or person; my country is the world, and my religion is to do good.
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Country Goodness Happiness Independence Person Place Religion View World
The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark.
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Darkness Enlightenment Mindset
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
If those to whom power is delegated do well, they will be respected; if not, they will be despised.
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Hate Power Respect
The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.
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Country Goodness Kind Man Religion World
Character is much easier kept than recovered.
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Character Easy Recovery
The trade of governing has always been monopolized by the most ignorant and the most rascally individuals of mankind.
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Government Ignorance Kind Man Trade
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
What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value.
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Light Value Worth
Government is best which governs least.
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Government Politics Rule
Taxes were not raised to carry on wars, but that wars were raised to carry on taxes.
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Carry Deep Tax War
We have it in our power to begin the world over again.
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Beginning Inspirational Motivational Ourselves Power
One good schoolmaster is of more use than a hundred priests.
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Goodness Priest Worth
Government is not a trade which any man or body of men has a right to set up and exercise for his own emolument, but is altogether a trust, in right of those by whom that trust is delegated, and by whom it is always resumable. It has of itself no rights; they are altogether duties.
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Body Government Man Right Togetherness Trust
A nation under a well regulated government, should permit none to remain uninstructed. It is monarchical and aristocratical government only that requires ignorance for its support.
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Government Ignorance Nation Politics Support

Independence is my happiness, and I view things as they are, without regard to place or person; my country is the world, and my religion is to do good.

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