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It is the duty of every man, as far as his ability extends, to detect and expose delusion and error.

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 body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.
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Accountable Body Hold Man Trust
A nation under a well regulated government, should permit none to remain uninstructed. It is monarchical and aristocratical government only that requires ignorance for its support.
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Government Ignorance Nation Politics Support
It is the madness of folly, to expect mercy from those who have refused to do justice; and even mercy, where conquest is the object, is only a trick of war; the cunning of the fox is as murderous as the violence of the wolf.
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Expectation Justice Madness Mercy Murder Trick Violence War Wolf
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
Some people can be reasoned into sense, and others must be shocked into it.
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People Reason Shock Surprise
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
Character is much easier kept than recovered.
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Character Easy Recovery
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
Every person of learning is finally his own teacher.
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Himself Learning Person Teacher
He who dares not offend cannot be honest.
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Dare Himself Honesty Offend
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
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
The Bible is a book that has been read more and examined less than any book that ever existed.
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Book Existence Reading
Government without a constitution, is a power without a right.
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Constitution Government Power Right
Where knowledge is a duty, ignorance is a crime.
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Crime Ignorance Knowledge Responsibility

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