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Independence is my happiness, and I view things as they are, without regard to place or person; my country is the world, and my religion is to do good.

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
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
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
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
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
Freedom had been hunted round the globe; reason was considered as rebellion; and the slavery of fear had made men afraid to think. But such is the irresistible nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it wants, is the liberty of appearing.
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Appearance Freedom Liberty Nature Reason Rebel Truth
Every proprietor owes to the community a ground-rent for the land which he holds.
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Community Himself Leadership
He who dares not offend cannot be honest.
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Dare Himself Honesty Offend
A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.
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Accountable Body Hold Man Trust
It is easy to see that when republican virtue fails, slavery ensues.
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Easy Politics See Slave Virtue
If those to whom power is delegated do well, they will be respected; if not, they will be despised.
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Hate Power Respect
One good schoolmaster is of more use than a hundred priests.
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Goodness Priest Worth
Government is not a trade which any man or body of men has a right to set up and exercise for his own emolument, but is altogether a trust, in right of those by whom that trust is delegated, and by whom it is always resumable. It has of itself no rights; they are altogether duties.
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Body Government Man Right Togetherness Trust
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
When all other rights are taken away, the right of rebellion is made perfect.
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Perfection Rebel Right
An army of principles will penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.
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Army Principle Soldier

Independence is my happiness, and I view things as they are, without regard to place or person; my country is the world, and my religion is to do good.

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