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I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children can live in peace.

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
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
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
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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Enemy Establishment Himself Liberty Oppression Reach Security Violate
The right of voting for representatives , is the primary right by which other rights are protected.
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Protection Representation Right Vote
In Deism our reason and our belief become happily united. The wonderful structure of the universe, and everything we behold in the system of the creation, prove to us, far better than books can do, the existence of a God, and at the same time proclaim His attributes.
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Belief Creation Existence Happiness Himself Reason Time Unity Universe Wonderful
A nation under a well regulated government, should permit none to remain uninstructed. It is monarchical and aristocratical government only that requires ignorance for its support.
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Government Ignorance Nation Politics Support
It has been the political career of this man to begin with hypocrisy, proceed with arrogance, and finish with contempt.
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Arrogance Beginning Career Hypocrisy Politics
If those to whom power is delegated do well, they will be respected; if not, they will be despised.
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Hate Power Respect
He who dares not offend cannot be honest.
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Dare Himself Honesty Offend
The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark.
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Darkness Enlightenment Mindset
One good schoolmaster is of more use than a hundred priests.
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Goodness Priest Worth
The slavery of fear had made men afraid to think.
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Afraid Fear Man One Liner Slave Thinking
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
It is easy to see that when republican virtue fails, slavery ensues.
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Easy Politics See Slave Virtue
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

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