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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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The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection. – Thomas Paine

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That God cannot lie, is no advantage to your argument, because it is no proof that priests can not, or that the Bible does not. – 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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That which today calls itself science gives us more and more information, and indigestible glut of information, and less and less understanding. – Edward Abbey

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In science as in love, too much concentration on technique can often lead to impotence. – P. L. Berger

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The problem with allowing God a role in the history of life is not that science would cease, but rather that scientists would have to acknowledge the existence of something important which is outside the boundaries of natural science. – Phillip E. Johnson

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Rather than have it the principal thing in my sons mind, I would gladly have him think that the sun went round the earth, and that the stars were so many spangles set in the bright blue firmament. – Thomas Arnold

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