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The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance.

Thomas Paine

The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.
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The right of voting for representatives , is the primary right by which other rights are protected.
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Protection Representation Right Vote
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
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
The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.
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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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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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The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance.
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Fear Power Resistance Strength
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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Discouragement Law Mischief Order World
What is it the Bible teaches us? – raping, cruelty, and murder. What is it the New Testament teaches us? – to believe that the Almighty committed debauchery with a woman engaged to be married, and the belief of this debauchery is called faith.
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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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Believe Beyond Equality God Happiness Hope Justice Life Mercy Ourselves
Taxes were not raised to carry on wars, but that wars were raised to carry on taxes.
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The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark.
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It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.
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When a man has so far corrupted and prostituted the chastity of his mind, as to [profess] things he does not believe, he has prepared himself for the commission of every other crime.
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Believe Corruption Crime Himself Man Mindset Preparation Prostitution
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

The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance.

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