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.
THOMAS PAINEWhen all other rights are taken away, the right of rebellion is made perfect.
More Thomas Paine Quotes
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The slavery of fear had made men afraid to think.
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The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.
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If those to whom power is delegated do well, they will be respected; if not, they will be despised.
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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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It has been the political career of this man to begin with hypocrisy, proceed with arrogance, and finish with contempt.
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The greatest tyrannies are always perpetuated in the name of the noblest causes.
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It is easy to see that when republican virtue fails, slavery ensues.
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Some people can be reasoned into sense, and others must be shocked into it.
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Virtue is not hereditary.
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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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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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Men should not petition for rights, but take them.
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It is the duty of every man, as far as his ability extends, to detect and expose delusion and error.
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Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.
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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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