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Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.

Thomas Paine

It is important that we should never lose sight of this distinction. We must not confuse the peoples with their governments.
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Government Important Lose People Sight
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
The Bible is a book that has been read more and examined less than any book that ever existed.
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Character is much easier kept than recovered.
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Character Easy Recovery
Government is not a trade which any man or body of men has a right to set up and exercise for his own emolument, but is altogether a trust, in right of those by whom that trust is delegated, and by whom it is always resumable. It has of itself no rights; they are altogether duties.
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These are the times that try men’s souls.
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Hard Time Man Soul Struggle Time Try
The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance.
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Some people can be reasoned into sense, and others must be shocked into it.
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People Reason Shock Surprise
Christianity is the strangest religion ever set up, for it committed a murder upon Jesus in order to redeem mankind from the sin of eating an apple.
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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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What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value.
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Light Value Worth
Our greatest enemies, the ones we must fight most often, are within.
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Enemy Fight Greatness Oneself Philosophy
Practical religion consists in doing good: and the only way of serving God is that of endeavoring to make His creation happy. All preaching that has not this for its object is nonsense and hypocrisy.
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One good schoolmaster is of more use than a hundred priests.
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When all other rights are taken away, the right of rebellion is made perfect.
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The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.
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Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.

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