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To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

Thomas Paine

It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.
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Errors Mistake Philosophy Truth Wisdom
The slavery of fear had made men afraid to think.
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Afraid Fear Man One Liner Slave Thinking
Religion is a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalize humankind; and, for my part, I sincerely detest it as I detest everything that is cruel.
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Corruption Cruelty History Human Kind Religion Service Sincere
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
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
We have it in our power to begin the world over again.
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Beginning Inspirational Motivational Ourselves Power
The right of voting for representatives , is the primary right by which other rights are protected.
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Protection Representation Right Vote
One good schoolmaster is of more use than a hundred priests.
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Goodness Priest Worth
Character is much easier kept than recovered.
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Character Easy Recovery
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
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
He who dares not offend cannot be honest.
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Dare Himself Honesty Offend
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.
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Believe Evidence Myself Philosophy Yourself
The right of voting for representatives is the primary right by which other rights are protected. To take away this right is to reduce a man to slavery, for slavery consists in being subject to the will of another, and he that has not a vote in the election of representatives is in this case.
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Election Himself Man Protection Representation Right Slave Vote
The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance.
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Fear Power Resistance Strength
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

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