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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?

Thomas Paine

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
Religion is a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalize humankind; and, for my part, I sincerely detest it as I detest everything that is cruel.
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Corruption Cruelty History Human Kind Religion Service Sincere
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.
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Fear Human Invention Power Profit Religion
Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.
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Angry Principle Vice Virtue
These are the times that try men’s souls.
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Hard Time Man Soul Struggle Time Try
The right of voting for representatives , is the primary right by which other rights are protected.
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Protection Representation Right Vote
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
Government is not a trade which any man or body of men has a right to set up and exercise for his own emolument, but is altogether a trust, in right of those by whom that trust is delegated, and by whom it is always resumable. It has of itself no rights; they are altogether duties.
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Body Government Man Right Togetherness Trust
He who dares not offend cannot be honest.
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Dare Himself Honesty Offend
When all other rights are taken away, the right of rebellion is made perfect.
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Perfection Rebel Right
If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.
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Children Day Myself Peace Trouble
For though the flame of liberty may sometimes cease to shine, the coal can never expire.
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Coal Flame Liberty Shine
Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.
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Ignorance Obedience Reason
When extraordinary power and extraordinary pay are allotted to any individual in a government, he becomes the center, round which every kind of corruption generates and forms.
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Extraordinary Generation Government Kind Pay Power
A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.
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Accountable Body Hold Man Trust
Beware the greedy hand of government thrusting itself into every corner and crevice of industry.
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Government Greedy Hands Organization

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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