From the east to the west blow the trumpet to arms! Through the land let the sound of it flee; Let the far and the near all unite, with a cheer, In defense of our Liberty Tree.
THOMAS PAINEYou cannot undermine police authority and then complain about rising crime.
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Where knowledge is a duty, ignorance is a crime.
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It has been the political career of this man to begin with hypocrisy, proceed with arrogance, and finish with contempt.
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Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.
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The greatest tyrannies are always perpetuated in the name of the noblest causes.
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The Bible is a book that has been read more and examined less than any book that ever existed.
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Those who expect to reap the blessing of freedom must undertake to support it.
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I have always strenuously supported the right of every man to his own opinion, however different that opinion might be to mine. He who denies to another this right, makes a slave of himself to his present opinion, because he precludes himself the right of changing it.
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I believe in one God, and no more; and I hope for happiness beyond this life. I believe in the equality of humans; and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow creatures happy.
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Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property… Horrid mischief would ensue were the law-abiding deprived of the use of them.
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The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.
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These are the times that try men’s souls.
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Some people can be reasoned into sense, and others must be shocked into it.
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If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.
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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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Taxes were not raised to carry on wars, but that wars were raised to carry on taxes.
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Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.
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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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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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The right of voting for representatives , is the primary right by which other rights are protected.
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All churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Muslim, are simply human inventions. They use fear to enslave us. They are a monopoly for power and profit.
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The Deist needs none of those tricks and shows called miracles to confirm his faith, for what can be a greater miracle than the creation itself, and his own existence?
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What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value.
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You cannot undermine police authority and then complain about rising crime.
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If those to whom power is delegated do well, they will be respected; if not, they will be despised.
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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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When all other rights are taken away, the right of rebellion is made perfect.
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