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Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil in its

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil in its worst state, an intolerable one. – Thomas Paine

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Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best stage, is but a necessary evil in its worst state an intolerable one. – Thomas Paine

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Any system of religion that has anything in it that shocks the mind of a child, cannot be true. – Thomas Paine

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A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right. – Thomas Paine

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Man finds it hard to get what he wants, because he does not want the best God finds it hard to give, because He would give the best, and man will not take it. – George MacDonald

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