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The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.

Thomas Paine

No country can be called free which is governed by an absolute power; and it matters not whether it be an absolute royal power or an absolute legislative power, as the consequences will be the same to the people.
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Country Freedom Government People Power Royalty
The slavery of fear had made men afraid to think.
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Afraid Fear Man One Liner Slave Thinking
Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.
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Angel Character God Man Reputation Thinking Woman
To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.
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Administration Argument Death Medicine Person Reason
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
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
Those who expect to reap the blessing of freedom must undertake to support it.
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Blessing Expectation Freedom Support
The Bible is a book that has been read more and examined less than any book that ever existed.
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Book Existence Reading
The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance.
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Fear Power Resistance Strength
It is not in numbers, but in unity, that our great strength lies.
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Greatness Power Strength Unity
It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.
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Errors Mistake Philosophy Truth Wisdom
You cannot undermine police authority and then complain about rising crime.
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Authority Crime Police Rise Yourself
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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Believe Corruption Crime Himself Man Mindset Preparation Prostitution
A nation under a well regulated government, should permit none to remain uninstructed. It is monarchical and aristocratical government only that requires ignorance for its support.
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Government Ignorance Nation Politics Support
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
Every person of learning is finally his own teacher.
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Himself Learning Person Teacher

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