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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

Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.
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Ignorance Obedience Reason
Government is best which governs least.
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Government Politics Rule
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
He who dares not offend cannot be honest.
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Dare Himself Honesty Offend
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.
THOMAS PAINE

Believe Beyond Equality God Happiness Hope Justice Life Mercy Ourselves
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
The right of voting for representatives , is the primary right by which other rights are protected.
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Protection Representation Right Vote
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
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
Every proprietor owes to the community a ground-rent for the land which he holds.
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Community Himself Leadership
Some people can be reasoned into sense, and others must be shocked into it.
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People Reason Shock Surprise
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
To take away voting is to reduce a man to slavery.
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Man Slave Vote
When extraordinary power and extraordinary pay are allotted to any individual in a government, he becomes the center, round which every kind of corruption generates and forms.
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Extraordinary Generation Government Kind Pay Power
We have it in our power to begin the world over again.
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Beginning Inspirational Motivational Ourselves Power
Where knowledge is a duty, ignorance is a crime.
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Crime Ignorance Knowledge Responsibility

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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