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Quote by Thomas Paine
The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of

The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance. – Thomas Paine

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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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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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My greatest fear is disappointing the reader, so each book has to be better than the one before. – Anthony Horowitz

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When, as we must often do, we fear science, we really fear ourselves. – John Charles Polanyi

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I cant understand people calling themselves religious and being hateful. If a preacher is preaching hate, to fear God thats not religion, thats not helping humanity, thats organizing an army to defeat somebody. – Mojo Nixon

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The fear factor actually brings the genuineness. – Ang Lee

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