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These are the times that try men’s souls.

Thomas Paine

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
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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The greatest tyrannies are always perpetuated in the name of the noblest causes.
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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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It is the duty of every man, as far as his ability extends, to detect and expose delusion and error.
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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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Our greatest enemies, the ones we must fight most often, are within.
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We have it in our power to begin the world over again.
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Every person of learning is finally his own teacher.
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The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark.
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The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance.
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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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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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When all other rights are taken away, the right of rebellion is made perfect.
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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 Deist needs none of those tricks and shows called miracles to confirm his faith, for what can be a greater miracle than the creation itself, and his own existence?
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