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One of the strongest natural proofs of the folly of hereditary right in kings, is, that nature disapproves it, otherwise, she would not so frequently turn it into ridicule by giving mankind an ass for a lion.
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Government, like dress, is the badge of lost innocence; the palaces of kings are built on the ruins of the bowers of paradise.
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In the early ages of the world, according to the scripture chronology, there were no kings; the consequence of which was there were no wars; it is the pride of kings which throws mankind into confusion.
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He who dares not offend cannot be honest.
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Thomas Paine |
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When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary.
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It is of the utmost danger to society to make it (religion) a party in political disputes.
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Thomas Paine |
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I offer nothing more than simple facts, plain arguments, and common sense.
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Wherefore, since nothing but blows will do, for God's sake let us come to a final separation.
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Where knowledge is a duty, ignorance is a crime.
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We live to improve, or we live in vain
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It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.
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One good schoolmaster is of more use than a hundred priests.
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W]hy do men continue to practise themselves the absurdities they despise in others?
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Aristocracy is kept up by family tyranny and injustice.
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Thomas Paine |
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A]ristocracy has a tendency to degenerate the human species.
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T]he remedy of force can never supply the remedy of reason.
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Thomas Paine |
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It is the nature of conquest to turn everything upside down.
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Thomas Paine |
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I [...] could not avoid reflecting how wretched was the condition of a disrespected man.
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Thomas Paine |
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And the final event to himself has been, that, as he rose like a rocket, he fell like the stick.
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The Theophilanthropists believe in the existence of God, and the immortality of the soul.
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