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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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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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Death
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But such is the irresistable nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it wants is the liberty of appearing. – Thomas Paine

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Nature
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There are matters in the Bible, said to be done by the express commandment of God, that are shocking to humanity and to every idea we have of moral justice. – Thomas Paine

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The government of the United States is a device for maintaining in perpetuity the rights of the people, with the ultimate extinction of all privileged classes. – Calvin Coolidge

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And I have no doubt that every new example will succeed, as every past one has done, in showing that religion and Government will both exist in greater purity, the less they are mixed together. – James Madison

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We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. – Winston Churchill

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Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government. – Alexander Hamilton

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He could have made it right with the book. But he hasnt. He is a revisionist of history. He has lied. – Monica Lewinsky

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To see those babies with no food for three of four days, old people sitting in the hot sun, when you see these poor people, you cannot help but being compassionate or affected. – Geraldo Rivera

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When it comes to anything that’s social, whether it’s your family, your school, your community, your business or your country, winning is a team sport. – Bill Clinton

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I used to work a lot on food issues and every time somebody predicted that production would be inadequate they got egg on their face a year or two later. – Susan George

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