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To establish any mode to abolish war, however advantageous it migh

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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Is it not a species of blasphemy to call the New Testament revealed religion, when we see in it such contradictions and absurdities. – Thomas Paine

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The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance. – Thomas Paine

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The final event to himself has been, that as he rose like a rocket, he fell like the stick. – Thomas Paine

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The people are the government, administering it by their agents they are the government, the sovereign power. – Andrew Jackson

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National security is the first duty of government but we are also committed to reversing the substantial erosion of civil liberties. – Theresa May

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It is from weakness that people reach for dictators and concentrated government power. Only the strong can be free. And only the productive can be strong. – Wendell Willkie

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Surely the President can agree with us, that theft from government is not good. I know its bold. Its out on the edge. I know from a Chicago-Springfield background its hard to fully grasp that honesty could be part of government. – Newt Gingrich

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Funny is funny. – Don Rickles

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My mother was the dearest, sweetest angel. She didnt talk she sang. She was a tower of strength. – Jayne Meadows

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When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence. – Ansel Adams

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Inflation is as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as deadly as a hit man. – Ronald Reagan

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