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Reason and Ignorance, the opposites of each other, influence the great bulk of mankind. If either of these can be rendered sufficiently extensive in a country, the machinery of Government goes easily on. Reason obeys itself; and Ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.

Thomas Paine

From the east to the west blow the trumpet to arms! Through the land let the sound of it flee; Let the far and the near all unite, with a cheer, In defense of our Liberty Tree.
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Liberty Ourselves Sound Success Tree Unity
Those who expect to reap the blessing of freedom must undertake to support it.
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Blessing Expectation Freedom Support
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
When all other rights are taken away, the right of rebellion is made perfect.
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Perfection Rebel Right
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
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
Where knowledge is a duty, ignorance is a crime.
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Crime Ignorance Knowledge Responsibility
You cannot undermine police authority and then complain about rising crime.
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Authority Crime Police Rise Yourself
It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.
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Errors Mistake Philosophy Truth Wisdom
Character is much easier kept than recovered.
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Character Easy Recovery
Every person of learning is finally his own teacher.
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Himself Learning Person Teacher
Rights are not gifts from one man to another, nor from one class of men to another. It is impossible to discover any origin of rights otherwise than in the origin of man; it consequently follows that rights appertain to man in right of his existence, and must therefore be equal to every man.
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Discover Equality Existence Gift Impossible Man Right
The slavery of fear had made men afraid to think.
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Afraid Fear Man One Liner Slave Thinking
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
It is not in numbers, but in unity, that our great strength lies.
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Greatness Power Strength Unity
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

Reason and Ignorance, the opposites of each other, influence the great bulk of mankind. If either of these can be rendered sufficiently extensive in a country, the machinery of Government goes easily on. Reason obeys itself; and Ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.

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Reason and Ignorance, the opposites of each other, influence the great bulk of mankind. If either of these can be rendered sufficiently extensive in a country, the machinery of Government goes easily on. Reason obeys itself; and Ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.

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