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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 Paine

For though the flame of liberty may sometimes cease to shine, the coal can never expire.
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Coal Flame Liberty Shine
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.
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Expectation Justice Madness Mercy Murder Trick Violence War Wolf
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
There are two distinct classes of men – those who pay taxes and those who receive and live upon taxes.
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Live Man Pay Privilege Tax
The right of voting for representatives , is the primary right by which other rights are protected.
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Protection Representation Right Vote
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
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
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
He who dares not offend cannot be honest.
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Dare Himself Honesty Offend
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
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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Liberty Ourselves Sound Success Tree Unity
Character is much easier kept than recovered.
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Character Easy Recovery
It is the duty of every man, as far as his ability extends, to detect and expose delusion and error.
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Ability Error Illusion Man Responsibility
To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like administering medicine to the dead, or endeavoring to convert an atheist by scripture.
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Administration Argument Atheist Authority Humanity Man Medicine Philosophy Reason Scripture
Government without a constitution, is a power without a right.
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Constitution Government Power Right
Freedom had been hunted round the globe; reason was considered as rebellion; and the slavery of fear had made men afraid to think. But such is the irresistible nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it wants, is the liberty of appearing.
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Appearance Freedom Liberty Nature Reason Rebel Truth

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.

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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.

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