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Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.

Thomas Paine

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
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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Discouragement Law Mischief Order World
I believe in one God, and no more; and I hope for happiness beyond this life. I believe in the equality of humans; and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow creatures happy.
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Believe Beyond Equality God Happiness Hope Justice Life Mercy Ourselves
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
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
Religion is a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalize humankind; and, for my part, I sincerely detest it as I detest everything that is cruel.
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Corruption Cruelty History Human Kind Religion Service Sincere
There are two distinct classes of men – those who pay taxes and those who receive and live upon taxes.
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Live Man Pay Privilege Tax
Some people can be reasoned into sense, and others must be shocked into it.
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People Reason Shock Surprise
You cannot undermine police authority and then complain about rising crime.
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Authority Crime Police Rise Yourself
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
These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it NOW, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.
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Deserve Man Patriot Shine Soldier Soul Stand Sun Thankful Time Try Woman
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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Easy Government Greatness Ignorance Influence Kind Man Reason
He who dares not offend cannot be honest.
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Dare Himself Honesty Offend
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
Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.
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Angry Principle Vice Virtue

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