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Quote by Thomas Paine
I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time,

I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children can live in peace. – 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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Suspicion is the companion of mean souls, and the bane of all good society. – Thomas Paine

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All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit. – Thomas Paine

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Revenge only engenders violence, not clarity and true peace. I think liberation must come from within. – Sandra Cisneros

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In my mind the city of Ariel is a thorn in Israels side and a serious obstacle to peace. – Theodore Bikel

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