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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

In Deism our reason and our belief become happily united. The wonderful structure of the universe, and everything we behold in the system of the creation, prove to us, far better than books can do, the existence of a God, and at the same time proclaim His attributes.
THOMAS PAINE

Belief Creation Existence Happiness Himself Reason Time Unity Universe Wonderful
Character is much easier kept than recovered.
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Character Easy Recovery
Independence is my happiness, and I view things as they are, without regard to place or person; my country is the world, and my religion is to do good.
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Country Goodness Happiness Independence Person Place Religion View World
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
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
Men should not petition for rights, but take them.
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Action Man Right
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
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
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
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 slavery of fear had made men afraid to think.
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Afraid Fear Man One Liner Slave Thinking
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
He who dares not offend cannot be honest.
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Dare Himself Honesty Offend
I consider the war of America against Britain as the country’s war, the public’s war, or the war of the people in their own behalf, for the security of their natural rights, and the protection of their own property.
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Country People Property Protection Security War
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
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.
THOMAS PAINE

Expectation Justice Madness Mercy Murder Trick Violence War Wolf

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