“Suspicion is the companion of mean souls, and the bane of all good society.”
— Thomas Paine
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To establish any mode to abolish war,
“To establish any mode to abolish war, however advantageous it might be to Nations, would be to take from such Government the most lucrative of its branches.”
— Thomas Paine
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Category: government
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Society in every state is a blessing,
“Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best stage, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.”
— Thomas Paine
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Of all the tyrannies that affect mankind,
“Of all the tyrannies that affect mankind, tyranny in religion is the worst.”
— Thomas Paine
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Those who want to reap the benefits
“Those who want to reap the benefits of this great nation must bear the fatigue of supporting it.”
— Thomas Paine
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Category: great
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To say that any people are not
“To say that any people are not fit for freedom, is to make poverty their choice, and to say they had rather be loaded with taxes than not.”
— Thomas Paine
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Category: freedom
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He who is the author of a
“He who is the author of a war lets loose the whole contagion of hell and opens a vein that bleeds a nation to death.”
— Thomas Paine
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Those who expect to reap the blessings
“Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.”
— Thomas Paine
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To establish any mode to abolish war,
“To establish any mode to abolish war, however advantageous it might be to Nations, would be to take from such Government the most lucrative of its branches.”
— Thomas Paine
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Category: war
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Reputation is what men and women think
“Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.”
— Thomas Paine
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The greatest remedy for anger is delay.
“The greatest remedy for anger is delay.”
— Thomas Paine
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Category: anger
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