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A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.

Thomas Paine

We repose an unwise confidence in any government, or in any men, when we invest them officially with too much, or an unnecessary quantity of, discretionary power.
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Confidence Government Man Necessary Power
The slavery of fear had made men afraid to think.
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Afraid Fear Man One Liner Slave Thinking
If I do not believe as you believe, it proves that you do not believe as I believe, and that is all that it proves.
THOMAS PAINE

Believe Evidence Myself Philosophy Yourself
Government without a constitution, is a power without a right.
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Constitution Government Power Right
It is easy to see that when republican virtue fails, slavery ensues.
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Easy Politics See Slave Virtue
Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.
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Angry Principle Vice Virtue
When all other rights are taken away, the right of rebellion is made perfect.
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Perfection Rebel Right
Christianity is the strangest religion ever set up, for it committed a murder upon Jesus in order to redeem mankind from the sin of eating an apple.
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Commitment Eat Kind Man Murder People Religion Sin Strange
One good schoolmaster is of more use than a hundred priests.
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Goodness Priest Worth
If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.
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Children Day Myself Peace Trouble
Practical religion consists in doing good: and the only way of serving God is that of endeavoring to make His creation happy. All preaching that has not this for its object is nonsense and hypocrisy.
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Creation God Goodness Happiness Hypocrisy Practice Service
A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defense of custom. But the tumult soon subsides. Time makes more converts than reason.
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Appearance Habit Reason Time Wrong
It is the duty of every man, as far as his ability extends, to detect and expose delusion and error.
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Ability Error Illusion Man Responsibility
To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.
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Administration Argument Death Medicine Person Reason
Those who expect to reap the blessing of freedom must undertake to support it.
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Blessing Expectation Freedom Support
A Constitution is not the act of a Government, but of a people constituting a government, and a government without a constitution is a power without right.
THOMAS PAINE

Act Constitution Government People Power Right

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