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Our greatest enemies, the ones we must fight most often, are within.

Thomas Paine

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
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
Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.
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Angry Principle Vice Virtue
Some people can be reasoned into sense, and others must be shocked into it.
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People Reason Shock Surprise
The Bible is a book that has been read more and examined less than any book that ever existed.
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Book Existence Reading
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
To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like administering medicine to the dead, or endeavoring to convert an atheist by scripture.
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Administration Argument Atheist Authority Humanity Man Medicine Philosophy Reason Scripture
Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.
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Ignorance Obedience Reason
What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value.
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Light Value Worth
When all other rights are taken away, the right of rebellion is made perfect.
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Perfection Rebel Right
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
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.
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Glory Hard Hard Time Inspirational Motivational Struggle Success
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
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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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

Our greatest enemies, the ones we must fight most often, are within.

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