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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

Government without a constitution, is a power without a right.
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Constitution Government Power Right
Every person of learning is finally his own teacher.
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Himself Learning Person Teacher
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
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 harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.
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Glory Hard Hard Time Inspirational Motivational Struggle Success
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
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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Creation Existence Faith Greatness Miracle Need Trick
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
We repose an unwise confidence in any government, or in any men, when we invest them officially with too much, or an unnecessary quantity of, discretionary power.
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Confidence Government Man Necessary Power
Character is much easier kept than recovered.
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Character Easy Recovery
When extraordinary power and extraordinary pay are allotted to any individual in a government, he becomes the center, round which every kind of corruption generates and forms.
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Extraordinary Generation Government Kind Pay Power
When it becomes necessary to do a thing, the whole heart and soul should go into the measure, or not attempt it.
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Heart Necessary Soul
Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.
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Blessing Expectation Freedom Man Support
Some people can be reasoned into sense, and others must be shocked into it.
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People Reason Shock Surprise
Beware the greedy hand of government thrusting itself into every corner and crevice of industry.
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Government Greedy Hands Organization
It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.
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Errors Mistake Philosophy Truth Wisdom

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