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.
THOMAS PAINEIt is not in numbers, but in unity, that our great strength lies.
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Every person of learning is finally his own teacher.
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It is the duty of every man, as far as his ability extends, to detect and expose delusion and error.
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It is the madness of folly, to expect mercy from those who have refused to do justice; and even mercy, where conquest is the object, is only a trick of war; the cunning of the fox is as murderous as the violence of the wolf.
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The trade of governing has always been monopolized by the most ignorant and the most rascally individuals of mankind.
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It has been the political career of this man to begin with hypocrisy, proceed with arrogance, and finish with contempt.
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For though the flame of liberty may sometimes cease to shine, the coal can never expire.
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The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.
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Where knowledge is a duty, ignorance is a crime.
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He who dares not offend cannot be honest.
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It is not in numbers, but in unity, that our great strength lies.
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Taxes were not raised to carry on wars, but that wars were raised to carry on taxes.
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The right of voting for representatives , is the primary right by which other rights are protected.
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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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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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A Constitution is not the act of a Government, but of a people constituting a government, and a government without a constitution is a power without right.
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