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From 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.

Thomas Paine

It is not in numbers, but in unity, that our great strength lies.
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Greatness Power Strength Unity
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 strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance.
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Fear Power Resistance Strength
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, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defense of custom. But the tumult soon subsides. Time makes more converts than reason.
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Appearance Habit Reason Time Wrong
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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Commitment Cruelty Faith Marriage Murder Rape Teaching Woman
Some people can be reasoned into sense, and others must be shocked into it.
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People Reason Shock Surprise
The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark.
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Darkness Enlightenment Mindset
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
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
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.
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Belief Creation Existence Happiness Himself Reason Time Unity Universe Wonderful
Every person of learning is finally his own teacher.
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Himself Learning Person Teacher
Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.
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Ignorance Obedience Reason
He who dares not offend cannot be honest.
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Dare Himself Honesty Offend
Our greatest enemies, the ones we must fight most often, are within.
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Enemy Fight Greatness Oneself Philosophy
To take away voting is to reduce a man to slavery.
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Man Slave Vote

From 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.

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