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It is not in numbers, but in unity, that our great strength lies.

Thomas Paine

Every proprietor owes to the community a ground-rent for the land which he holds.
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Community Himself Leadership
The slavery of fear had made men afraid to think.
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Afraid Fear Man One Liner Slave Thinking
The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark.
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Darkness Enlightenment Mindset
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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Enemy Establishment Himself Liberty Oppression Reach Security Violate
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
Beware the greedy hand of government thrusting itself into every corner and crevice of industry.
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Government Greedy Hands Organization
A Constitution is not the act of a Government, but of a people constituting a government, and a government without a constitution is a power without right.
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Act Constitution Government People Power Right
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
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
We have it in our power to begin the world over again.
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Beginning Inspirational Motivational Ourselves Power
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
Every person of learning is finally his own teacher.
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Himself Learning Person Teacher
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
Where knowledge is a duty, ignorance is a crime.
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Crime Ignorance Knowledge Responsibility
If those to whom power is delegated do well, they will be respected; if not, they will be despised.
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Hate Power Respect
Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.
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Angry Principle Vice Virtue

It is not in numbers, but in unity, that our great strength lies.

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