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The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

Thomas Paine

The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.
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Country Goodness Kind Man Religion World
A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defense of custom. But the tumult soon subsides. Time makes more converts than reason.
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Appearance Habit Reason Time Wrong
A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right.
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Appearance Habit Right Thinking Wrong
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
We have it in our power to begin the world over again.
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Beginning Inspirational Motivational Ourselves Power
The right of voting for representatives , is the primary right by which other rights are protected.
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Protection Representation Right Vote
If I do not believe as you believe, it proves that you do not believe as I believe, and that is all that it proves.
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Believe Evidence Myself Philosophy Yourself
I consider the war of America against Britain as the country’s war, the public’s war, or the war of the people in their own behalf, for the security of their natural rights, and the protection of their own property.
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Country People Property Protection Security War
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
In Deism our reason and our belief become happily united. The wonderful structure of the universe, and everything we behold in the system of the creation, prove to us, far better than books can do, the existence of a God, and at the same time proclaim His attributes.
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Belief Creation Existence Happiness Himself Reason Time Unity Universe Wonderful
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 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
Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.
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Ignorance Obedience Reason
Virtue is not hereditary.
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Inheritance One Liner Virtue
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
One good schoolmaster is of more use than a hundred priests.
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Goodness Priest Worth

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