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If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.

Thomas Paine

An army of principles will penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.
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Army Principle Soldier
It is easy to see that when republican virtue fails, slavery ensues.
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Easy Politics See Slave Virtue
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 strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance.
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Fear Power Resistance Strength
It is the duty of every man, as far as his ability extends, to detect and expose delusion and error.
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Ability Error Illusion Man Responsibility
Government without a constitution, is a power without a right.
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Constitution Government Power Right
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
Every proprietor owes to the community a ground-rent for the land which he holds.
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Community Himself Leadership
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
Some people can be reasoned into sense, and others must be shocked into it.
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People Reason Shock Surprise
It is important that we should never lose sight of this distinction. We must not confuse the peoples with their governments.
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Government Important Lose People Sight
The greatest tyrannies are always perpetuated in the name of the noblest causes.
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Destruction Disguise Greatness Name Noble
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
We have it in our power to begin the world over again.
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Beginning Inspirational Motivational Ourselves Power
Character is much easier kept than recovered.
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Character Easy Recovery

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