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It is important that we should never lose sight of this distinction. We must not confuse the peoples with their governments.

Thomas Paine

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
Taxes were not raised to carry on wars, but that wars were raised to carry on taxes.
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Carry Deep Tax War
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
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 always to be taken for granted, that those who oppose an equality of rights never mean the exclusion should take place on themselves.
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Equality Opposition Place Right
Those who expect to reap the blessing of freedom must undertake to support it.
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Blessing Expectation Freedom Support
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
For though the flame of liberty may sometimes cease to shine, the coal can never expire.
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Coal Flame Liberty Shine
When all other rights are taken away, the right of rebellion is made perfect.
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Perfection Rebel Right
You cannot undermine police authority and then complain about rising crime.
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Authority Crime Police Rise Yourself
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 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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Heart Necessary Soul
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
One good schoolmaster is of more use than a hundred priests.
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Goodness Priest Worth
Beware the greedy hand of government thrusting itself into every corner and crevice of industry.
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Government Greedy Hands Organization
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

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