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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.

Thomas Paine

It is not in numbers, but in unity, that our great strength lies.
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Greatness Power Strength Unity
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
It is important that we should never lose sight of this distinction. We must not confuse the peoples with their governments.
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Government Important Lose People Sight
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
The slavery of fear had made men afraid to think.
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Afraid Fear Man One Liner Slave Thinking
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
We repose an unwise confidence in any government, or in any men, when we invest them officially with too much, or an unnecessary quantity of, discretionary power.
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Confidence Government Man Necessary Power
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
Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property… Horrid mischief would ensue were the law-abiding deprived of the use of them.
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Discouragement Law Mischief Order World
It is the madness of folly, to expect mercy from those who have refused to do justice; and even mercy, where conquest is the object, is only a trick of war; the cunning of the fox is as murderous as the violence of the wolf.
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Expectation Justice Madness Mercy Murder Trick Violence War Wolf
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
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
Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.
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Best Evil Government Necessary Oneself Tolerance Worst
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
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.
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Glory Hard Hard Time Inspirational Motivational Struggle Success

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