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Some people can be reasoned into sense, and others must be shocked into it.

Thomas Paine

Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.
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Angry Principle Vice Virtue
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
I have always strenuously supported the right of every man to his own opinion, however different that opinion might be to mine. He who denies to another this right, makes a slave of himself to his present opinion, because he precludes himself the right of changing it.
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Change Man Myself Opinion Present Right Slave Support
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
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
The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark.
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Darkness Enlightenment Mindset
Character is much easier kept than recovered.
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Character Easy Recovery
Some people can be reasoned into sense, and others must be shocked into it.
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People Reason Shock Surprise
The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance.
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Fear Power Resistance Strength
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 the duty of every man, as far as his ability extends, to detect and expose delusion and error.
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Ability Error Illusion Man Responsibility
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
Where knowledge is a duty, ignorance is a crime.
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Crime Ignorance Knowledge Responsibility
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 right of voting for representatives is the primary right by which other rights are protected. To take away this right is to reduce a man to slavery, for slavery consists in being subject to the will of another, and he that has not a vote in the election of representatives is in this case.
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Election Himself Man Protection Representation Right Slave Vote
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

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