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Quote by Thomas Paine
Every science has for its basis a system of principles as fixed an

Every science has for its basis a system of principles as fixed and unalterable as those by which the universe is regulated and governed. Man cannot make principles he can only discover them. – Thomas Paine

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War involves in its progress such a train of unforeseen circumstances that no human wisdom can calculate the end it has but one thing certain, and that is to increase taxes. – Thomas Paine

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War
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Thomas Paine
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Our citizenship in the United States is our national character. Our citizenship in any particular state is only our local distinction. By the latter we are known at home, by the former to the world. Our great title is AMERICANS — our inferior one varies with the place. – Thomas Paine

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Citizenship
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Thomas Paine
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It is not a God, just and good, but a devil, under the name of God, that the Bible describes. – Thomas Paine

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God
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Thomas Paine
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I want to be the Cecil B. DeMille of science fiction. – Steven Spielberg

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Science

That the way to achieve higher standards of living for all is through science and technology, taking advantage of better tools, methods and organization. – Charles E. Wilson

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Science

I have had my results for a long time: but I do not yet know how I am to arrive at them. – Karl Friedrich Gauss

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Science

I began reading science fiction before I was 12 and started writing science fiction around the same time. – Octavia Butler

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Science

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Leadership is the key to 99 percent of all successful efforts. – Erskine Bowles

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If the English language had been properly organised by a businessman or Member of Parliament, then there would be a word which meant both “he” and “she”, and I could write, “If John or Mary comes heesh will want to play tennis”, which would save a lot of trouble. – A.A. Milne

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Grammar

The world is not dialectical — it is sworn to extremes, not to equilibrium, sworn to radical antagonism, not to reconciliation or synthesis. This is also the principle of evil. – Jean Baudrillard

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Duality

I think we have to face the reality that in a society where there is a legitimate threat of terrorism, not being able to see ones face, not being able to have some sense of communication in that way, is for many societies a challenge. – Hillary Clinton

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communication