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It has been the political career of this man to begin with hypocrisy, proceed with arrogance, and finish with contempt.

Thomas Paine

You cannot undermine police authority and then complain about rising crime.
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Authority Crime Police Rise Yourself
All churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Muslim, are simply human inventions. They use fear to enslave us. They are a monopoly for power and profit.
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Fear Human Invention Power Profit Religion
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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Commitment Eat Kind Man Murder People Religion Sin Strange
Where knowledge is a duty, ignorance is a crime.
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Crime Ignorance Knowledge Responsibility
Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.
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Angel Character God Man Reputation Thinking Woman
Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.
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Ignorance Obedience Reason
Some people can be reasoned into sense, and others must be shocked into it.
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People Reason Shock Surprise
Every proprietor owes to the community a ground-rent for the land which he holds.
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Community Himself Leadership
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
From the east to the west blow the trumpet to arms! Through the land let the sound of it flee; Let the far and the near all unite, with a cheer, In defense of our Liberty Tree.
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Liberty Ourselves Sound Success Tree Unity
Beware the greedy hand of government thrusting itself into every corner and crevice of industry.
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Government Greedy Hands Organization
Independence is my happiness, and I view things as they are, without regard to place or person; my country is the world, and my religion is to do good.
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Country Goodness Happiness Independence Person Place Religion View World
To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.
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Administration Argument Death Medicine Person Reason
A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.
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Accountable Body Hold Man Trust
The slavery of fear had made men afraid to think.
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Afraid Fear Man One Liner Slave Thinking
What is it the Bible teaches us? – raping, cruelty, and murder. What is it the New Testament teaches us? – to believe that the Almighty committed debauchery with a woman engaged to be married, and the belief of this debauchery is called faith.
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Commitment Cruelty Faith Marriage Murder Rape Teaching Woman

It has been the political career of this man to begin with hypocrisy, proceed with arrogance, and finish with contempt.

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