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Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.

Thomas Paine

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
Virtue is not hereditary.
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Inheritance One Liner Virtue
The right of voting for representatives , is the primary right by which other rights are protected.
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Protection Representation Right Vote
The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark.
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Darkness Enlightenment Mindset
For though the flame of liberty may sometimes cease to shine, the coal can never expire.
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Coal Flame Liberty Shine
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
He who dares not offend cannot be honest.
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Dare Himself Honesty Offend
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
To take away voting is to reduce a man to slavery.
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Man Slave Vote
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
Some people can be reasoned into sense, and others must be shocked into it.
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People Reason Shock Surprise
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
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
We have it in our power to begin the world over again.
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Beginning Inspirational Motivational Ourselves Power
When a man has so far corrupted and prostituted the chastity of his mind, as to [profess] things he does not believe, he has prepared himself for the commission of every other crime.
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Believe Corruption Crime Himself Man Mindset Preparation Prostitution
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

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