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

Thomas Paine

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.
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Administration Argument Death Medicine Person Reason
When a man has so far corrupted and prostituted the chastity of his mind, as to [profess] things he does not believe, he has prepared himself for the commission of every other crime.
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Believe Corruption Crime Himself Man Mindset Preparation Prostitution
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
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
Every person of learning is finally his own teacher.
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Himself Learning Person Teacher
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
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
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
Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.
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Angry Principle Vice Virtue
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 I do not believe as you believe, it proves that you do not believe as I believe, and that is all that it proves.
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Believe Evidence Myself Philosophy Yourself
These are the times that try men’s souls.
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Hard Time Man Soul Struggle Time Try
The greatest tyrannies are always perpetuated in the name of the noblest causes.
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Destruction Disguise Greatness Name Noble
The right of voting for representatives , is the primary right by which other rights are protected.
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Protection Representation Right Vote
To take away voting is to reduce a man to slavery.
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Man Slave Vote
Beware the greedy hand of government thrusting itself into every corner and crevice of industry.
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Government Greedy Hands Organization

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