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It is not in numbers, but in unity, that our great strength lies.

Thomas Paine

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.
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Best Evil Government Necessary Oneself Tolerance Worst
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.
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Change Man Myself Opinion Present Right Slave Support
He who dares not offend cannot be honest.
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Dare Himself Honesty Offend
Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.
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Angry Principle Vice Virtue
I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children can live in peace.
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Children Choice Live Myself Peace Time Trouble
The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark.
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Darkness Enlightenment Mindset
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
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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Act Constitution Government People Power Right
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
When extraordinary power and extraordinary pay are allotted to any individual in a government, he becomes the center, round which every kind of corruption generates and forms.
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Extraordinary Generation Government Kind Pay Power
The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance.
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Fear Power Resistance Strength
Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.
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Blessing Expectation Freedom Man Support
We have it in our power to begin the world over again.
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Beginning Inspirational Motivational Ourselves Power
It is not in numbers, but in unity, that our great strength lies.
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Greatness Power Strength Unity
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
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

It is not in numbers, but in unity, that our great strength lies.

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