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It is easy to see that when republican virtue fails, slavery ensues.

Thomas Paine

In Deism our reason and our belief become happily united. The wonderful structure of the universe, and everything we behold in the system of the creation, prove to us, far better than books can do, the existence of a God, and at the same time proclaim His attributes.
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Belief Creation Existence Happiness Himself Reason Time Unity Universe Wonderful
Every person of learning is finally his own teacher.
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Himself Learning Person Teacher
Where knowledge is a duty, ignorance is a crime.
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Crime Ignorance Knowledge Responsibility
These are the times that try men’s souls.
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Hard Time Man Soul Struggle Time Try
A nation under a well regulated government, should permit none to remain uninstructed. It is monarchical and aristocratical government only that requires ignorance for its support.
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Government Ignorance Nation Politics Support
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
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
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
All churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Muslim, are simply human inventions. They use fear to enslave us. They are a monopoly for power and profit.
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Fear Human Invention Power Profit Religion
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
A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right.
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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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Virtue is not hereditary.
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The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.
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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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If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.
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It is easy to see that when republican virtue fails, slavery ensues.

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