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What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value.

Thomas Paine

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.
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Act Constitution Government People Power Right
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
Those who expect to reap the blessing of freedom must undertake to support it.
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Blessing Expectation Freedom Support
He who dares not offend cannot be honest.
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Dare Himself Honesty Offend
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
A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.
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Accountable Body Hold Man Trust
The slavery of fear had made men afraid to think.
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Afraid Fear Man One Liner Slave Thinking
For though the flame of liberty may sometimes cease to shine, the coal can never expire.
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Coal Flame Liberty Shine
These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it NOW, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.
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Deserve Man Patriot Shine Soldier Soul Stand Sun Thankful Time Try Woman
Character is much easier kept than recovered.
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Character Easy Recovery
One good schoolmaster is of more use than a hundred priests.
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Goodness Priest Worth
Men should not petition for rights, but take them.
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Action Man Right
He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.
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Enemy Establishment Himself Liberty Oppression Reach Security Violate
To take away voting is to reduce a man to slavery.
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Man Slave Vote
It is the madness of folly, to expect mercy from those who have refused to do justice; and even mercy, where conquest is the object, is only a trick of war; the cunning of the fox is as murderous as the violence of the wolf.
THOMAS PAINE

Expectation Justice Madness Mercy Murder Trick Violence War Wolf
Beware the greedy hand of government thrusting itself into every corner and crevice of industry.
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Government Greedy Hands Organization

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