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Taxes were not raised to carry on wars, but that wars were raised to carry on taxes.

Thomas Paine

Every proprietor owes to the community a ground-rent for the land which he holds.
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Community Himself Leadership
Every person of learning is finally his own teacher.
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Himself Learning Person Teacher
For though the flame of liberty may sometimes cease to shine, the coal can never expire.
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Coal Flame Liberty Shine
What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value.
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Light Value Worth
If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.
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Children Day Myself Peace Trouble
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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Enemy Establishment Himself Liberty Oppression Reach Security Violate
Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.
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Angry Principle Vice Virtue
Reason and Ignorance, the opposites of each other, influence the great bulk of mankind. If either of these can be rendered sufficiently extensive in a country, the machinery of Government goes easily on. Reason obeys itself; and Ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.
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Easy Government Greatness Ignorance Influence Kind Man Reason
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 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
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
A constitution defines and limits the powers of the government it creates. It therefore follows, as a natural and also a logical result, that the governmental exercise of any power not authorized by the constitution is an assumed power, and therefore illegal.
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Constitution Exercise Government Illegal Limitation Logic Natural Power Result
Some people can be reasoned into sense, and others must be shocked into it.
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People Reason Shock Surprise
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
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
It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.
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Errors Mistake Philosophy Truth Wisdom

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