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He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.

Thomas Paine

Virtue is not hereditary.
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Inheritance One Liner Virtue
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
Those who expect to reap the blessing of freedom must undertake to support it.
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Blessing Expectation Freedom Support
The right of voting for representatives is the primary right by which other rights are protected. To take away this right is to reduce a man to slavery, for slavery consists in being subject to the will of another, and he that has not a vote in the election of representatives is in this case.
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Election Himself Man Protection Representation Right Slave Vote
Government is best which governs least.
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Government Politics Rule
Some people can be reasoned into sense, and others must be shocked into it.
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People Reason Shock Surprise
To take away voting is to reduce a man to slavery.
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Man Slave Vote
Character is much easier kept than recovered.
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Character Easy Recovery
An army of principles will penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.
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Army Principle Soldier
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
Where knowledge is a duty, ignorance is a crime.
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Crime Ignorance Knowledge Responsibility
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.
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Glory Hard Hard Time Inspirational Motivational Struggle Success
The trade of governing has always been monopolized by the most ignorant and the most rascally individuals of mankind.
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Government Ignorance Kind Man Trade
Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.
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Ignorance Obedience Reason
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
I have always strenuously supported the right of every man to his own opinion, however different that opinion might be to mine. He who denies to another this right, makes a slave of himself to his present opinion, because he precludes himself the right of changing it.
THOMAS PAINE

Change Man Myself Opinion Present Right Slave Support

He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.

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He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.

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