All churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Muslim, are simply human inventions. They use fear to enslave us. They are a monopoly for power and profit.
THOMAS PAINEFrom the east to the west blow the trumpet to arms! Through the land let the sound of it flee; Let the far and the near all unite, with a cheer, In defense of our Liberty Tree.
More Thomas Paine Quotes
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What is it the Bible teaches us? – raping, cruelty, and murder. What is it the New Testament teaches us? – to believe that the Almighty committed debauchery with a woman engaged to be married, and the belief of this debauchery is called faith.
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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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For though the flame of liberty may sometimes cease to shine, the coal can never expire.
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The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.
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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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It is not in numbers, but in unity, that our great strength lies.
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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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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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Rights are not gifts from one man to another, nor from one class of men to another. It is impossible to discover any origin of rights otherwise than in the origin of man; it consequently follows that rights appertain to man in right of his existence, and must therefore be equal to every man.
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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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A constitution defines and limits the powers of the government it creates. It therefore follows, as a natural and also a logical result, that the governmental exercise of any power not authorized by the constitution is an assumed power, and therefore illegal.
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To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.
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Government without a constitution, is a power without a right.
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It is easy to see that when republican virtue fails, slavery ensues.
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If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.
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