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Every proprietor owes to the community a ground-rent for the land which he holds.

Thomas Paine

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
The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark.
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Darkness Enlightenment Mindset
It is not in numbers, but in unity, that our great strength lies.
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Greatness Power Strength Unity
When all other rights are taken away, the right of rebellion is made perfect.
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Perfection Rebel Right
Every person of learning is finally his own teacher.
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Himself Learning Person Teacher
An army of principles will penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.
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Army Principle Soldier
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
Religion is a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalize humankind; and, for my part, I sincerely detest it as I detest everything that is cruel.
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Corruption Cruelty History Human Kind Religion Service Sincere
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
Beware the greedy hand of government thrusting itself into every corner and crevice of industry.
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Government Greedy Hands Organization
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
The slavery of fear had made men afraid to think.
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Afraid Fear Man One Liner Slave Thinking
Government without a constitution, is a power without a right.
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Constitution Government Power Right
Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.
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Ignorance Obedience Reason
For though the flame of liberty may sometimes cease to shine, the coal can never expire.
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Coal Flame Liberty Shine
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

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