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Reason and Ignorance, the opposites of each other, influence the great bulk of mankind. If either of these can be rendered sufficiently extensive in a country, the machinery of Government goes easily on. Reason obeys itself; and Ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.

Thomas Paine

From the east to the west blow the trumpet to arms! Through the land let the sound of it flee; Let the far and the near all unite, with a cheer, In defense of our Liberty Tree.
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Liberty Ourselves Sound Success Tree Unity
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
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
There are two distinct classes of men – those who pay taxes and those who receive and live upon taxes.
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Live Man Pay Privilege Tax
A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right.
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Appearance Habit Right Thinking Wrong
When it becomes necessary to do a thing, the whole heart and soul should go into the measure, or not attempt it.
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Heart Necessary Soul
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
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
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
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
It is easy to see that when republican virtue fails, slavery ensues.
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Easy Politics See Slave Virtue
The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance.
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Fear Power Resistance Strength
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
I believe in one God, and no more; and I hope for happiness beyond this life. I believe in the equality of humans; and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow creatures happy.
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Believe Beyond Equality God Happiness Hope Justice Life Mercy Ourselves
Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.
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Angel Character God Man Reputation Thinking Woman
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

Reason and Ignorance, the opposites of each other, influence the great bulk of mankind. If either of these can be rendered sufficiently extensive in a country, the machinery of Government goes easily on. Reason obeys itself; and Ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.

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Reason and Ignorance, the opposites of each other, influence the great bulk of mankind. If either of these can be rendered sufficiently extensive in a country, the machinery of Government goes easily on. Reason obeys itself; and Ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.

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