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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.

Thomas Paine

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
A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defense of custom. But the tumult soon subsides. Time makes more converts than reason.
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Appearance Habit Reason Time Wrong
Some people can be reasoned into sense, and others must be shocked into it.
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People Reason Shock Surprise
It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.
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Errors Mistake Philosophy Truth Wisdom
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
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
I consider the war of America against Britain as the country’s war, the public’s war, or the war of the people in their own behalf, for the security of their natural rights, and the protection of their own property.
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Country People Property Protection Security War
Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.
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Ignorance Obedience Reason
Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.
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Angel Character God Man Reputation Thinking Woman
When all other rights are taken away, the right of rebellion is made perfect.
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Perfection Rebel Right
I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children can live in peace.
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Children Choice Live Myself Peace Time Trouble
Government without a constitution, is a power without a right.
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Constitution Government Power Right
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
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
A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right.
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Appearance Habit Right Thinking Wrong
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

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