Beware the greedy hand of government thrusting itself into every corner and crevice of industry.
THOMAS PAINEGovernment is not a trade which any man or body of men has a right to set up and exercise for his own emolument, but is altogether a trust, in right of those by whom that trust is delegated, and by whom it is always resumable. It has of itself no rights; they are altogether duties.
More Thomas Paine Quotes
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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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The right of voting for representatives , is the primary right by which other rights are protected.
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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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He who dares not offend cannot be honest.
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If those to whom power is delegated do well, they will be respected; if not, they will be despised.
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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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Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.
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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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I believe in one God, and no more; and I hope for happiness beyond this life. I believe in the equality of humans; and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow creatures happy.
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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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Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.
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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 harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.
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Those who expect to reap the blessing of freedom must undertake to support it.
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Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.
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