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He who dares not offend cannot be honest.

Thomas Paine

These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it NOW, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.
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Deserve Man Patriot Shine Soldier Soul Stand Sun Thankful Time Try Woman
It is easy to see that when republican virtue fails, slavery ensues.
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Easy Politics See Slave Virtue
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
An army of principles will penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.
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Army Principle Soldier
We repose an unwise confidence in any government, or in any men, when we invest them officially with too much, or an unnecessary quantity of, discretionary power.
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Confidence Government Man Necessary Power
Reason and Ignorance, the opposites of each other, influence the great bulk of mankind. If either of these can be rendered sufficiently extensive in a country, the machinery of Government goes easily on. Reason obeys itself; and Ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.
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Easy Government Greatness Ignorance Influence Kind Man Reason
What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value.
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Light Value Worth
The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance.
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Fear Power Resistance Strength
To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.
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Administration Argument Death Medicine Person Reason
Beware the greedy hand of government thrusting itself into every corner and crevice of industry.
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Government Greedy Hands Organization
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
You cannot undermine police authority and then complain about rising crime.
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Authority Crime Police Rise Yourself
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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Government Ignorance Nation Politics Support
Some people can be reasoned into sense, and others must be shocked into it.
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People Reason Shock Surprise
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

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