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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.

Thomas Paine

Our greatest enemies, the ones we must fight most often, are within.
THOMAS PAINE

Enemy Fight Greatness Oneself Philosophy
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 has been the political career of this man to begin with hypocrisy, proceed with arrogance, and finish with contempt.
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Arrogance Beginning Career Hypocrisy Politics
The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark.
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Darkness Enlightenment Mindset
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
Some people can be reasoned into sense, and others must be shocked into it.
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People Reason Shock Surprise
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.
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Liberty Ourselves Sound Success Tree Unity
Every proprietor owes to the community a ground-rent for the land which he holds.
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Community Himself Leadership
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
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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Commitment Cruelty Faith Marriage Murder Rape Teaching Woman
It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.
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Errors Mistake Philosophy Truth Wisdom
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
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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Country Freedom Government People Power Royalty
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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Equality Opposition Place Right
The slavery of fear had made men afraid to think.
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Afraid Fear Man One Liner Slave Thinking
Every person of learning is finally his own teacher.
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Himself Learning Person Teacher

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