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.
THOMAS PAINEIt is the duty of every man, as far as his ability extends, to detect and expose delusion and error.
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These are the times that try men’s souls.
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It has been the political career of this man to begin with hypocrisy, proceed with arrogance, and finish with contempt.
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Government without a constitution, is a power without a right.
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A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.
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You cannot undermine police authority and then complain about rising crime.
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The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance.
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There are two distinct classes of men – those who pay taxes and those who receive and live upon taxes.
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Men should not petition for rights, but take them.
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Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property… Horrid mischief would ensue were the law-abiding deprived of the use of them.
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It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.
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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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To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like administering medicine to the dead, or endeavoring to convert an atheist by scripture.
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When all other rights are taken away, the right of rebellion is made perfect.
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The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark.
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Every person of learning is finally his own teacher.
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