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One good schoolmaster is of more use than a hundred priests.

Thomas Paine

Christianity is the strangest religion ever set up, for it committed a murder upon Jesus in order to redeem mankind from the sin of eating an apple.
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Commitment Eat Kind Man Murder People Religion Sin Strange
He who dares not offend cannot be honest.
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Dare Himself Honesty Offend
Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.
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Angry Principle Vice Virtue
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
When it becomes necessary to do a thing, the whole heart and soul should go into the measure, or not attempt it.
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Heart Necessary Soul
The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.
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Brave Growth Man Reality Reflection Strength Trouble
You cannot undermine police authority and then complain about rising crime.
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Authority Crime Police Rise Yourself
Freedom had been hunted round the globe; reason was considered as rebellion; and the slavery of fear had made men afraid to think. But such is the irresistible nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it wants, is the liberty of appearing.
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Appearance Freedom Liberty Nature Reason Rebel Truth
What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value.
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Light Value Worth
An army of principles will penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.
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Army Principle Soldier
Virtue is not hereditary.
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Inheritance One Liner Virtue
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
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 strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance.
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Fear Power Resistance Strength
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
Government is best which governs least.
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Government Politics Rule

One good schoolmaster is of more use than a hundred priests.

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