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It has been the political career of this man to begin with hypocrisy, proceed with arrogance, and finish with contempt.

Thomas Paine

The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.
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Brave Growth Man Reality Reflection Strength Trouble
Beware the greedy hand of government thrusting itself into every corner and crevice of industry.
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Government Greedy Hands Organization
Men should not petition for rights, but take them.
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Action Man Right
It is easy to see that when republican virtue fails, slavery ensues.
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Easy Politics See Slave Virtue
Practical religion consists in doing good: and the only way of serving God is that of endeavoring to make His creation happy. All preaching that has not this for its object is nonsense and hypocrisy.
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Creation God Goodness Happiness Hypocrisy Practice Service
When all other rights are taken away, the right of rebellion is made perfect.
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Perfection Rebel Right
It is important that we should never lose sight of this distinction. We must not confuse the peoples with their governments.
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Government Important Lose People Sight
Our greatest enemies, the ones we must fight most often, are within.
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Enemy Fight Greatness Oneself Philosophy
Rights are not gifts from one man to another, nor from one class of men to another. It is impossible to discover any origin of rights otherwise than in the origin of man; it consequently follows that rights appertain to man in right of his existence, and must therefore be equal to every man.
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Discover Equality Existence Gift Impossible Man Right
A constitution defines and limits the powers of the government it creates. It therefore follows, as a natural and also a logical result, that the governmental exercise of any power not authorized by the constitution is an assumed power, and therefore illegal.
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Constitution Exercise Government Illegal Limitation Logic Natural Power Result
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
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 right of voting for representatives , is the primary right by which other rights are protected.
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Protection Representation Right Vote
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
Government without a constitution, is a power without a right.
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Constitution Government Power Right

It has been the political career of this man to begin with hypocrisy, proceed with arrogance, and finish with contempt.

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