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Government is best which governs least.

Thomas Paine

We repose an unwise confidence in any government, or in any men, when we invest them officially with too much, or an unnecessary quantity of, discretionary power.
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Confidence Government Man Necessary Power
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
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.
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Glory Hard Hard Time Inspirational Motivational Struggle Success
Taxes were not raised to carry on wars, but that wars were raised to carry on taxes.
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Carry Deep Tax War
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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Administration Argument Atheist Authority Humanity Man Medicine Philosophy Reason Scripture
One good schoolmaster is of more use than a hundred priests.
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Goodness Priest Worth
An army of principles will penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.
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Army Principle Soldier
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
The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance.
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Fear Power Resistance Strength
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
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
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
To take away voting is to reduce a man to slavery.
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Man Slave Vote
The Deist needs none of those tricks and shows called miracles to confirm his faith, for what can be a greater miracle than the creation itself, and his own existence?
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Creation Existence Faith Greatness Miracle Need Trick
The slavery of fear had made men afraid to think.
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Afraid Fear Man One Liner Slave Thinking
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

Government is best which governs least.

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