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Quote by Thomas Paine
He that rebels against reason is a real rebel, but he that in defe

He that rebels against reason is a real rebel, but he that in defence of reason rebels against tyranny has a better title to Defender of the Faith, than George the Third. – Thomas Paine

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I believe in the equality of man and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow-creatures happy. – Thomas Paine

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Equality
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Thomas Paine
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Is it not a species of blasphemy to call the New Testament revealed religion, when we see in it such contradictions and absurdities. – Thomas Paine

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Religion
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I have an almost complete disregard of precedent, and a faith in the possibility of something better. It irritates me to be told how things have always been done. I defy the tyranny of precedent. I go for anything new that might improve the past. – Clara Barton

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Faith

Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into. – Mahatma Gandhi

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I have learned that track doesnt define me. My faith defines me. Im running because I have been blessed with a gift. – Allyson Felix

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This President takes his inspiration from the capitals of Europe we look to the cities and small towns of America. This President puts his faith in government. We put our faith in the American people. – Mitt Romney

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Life always rides in strength to victory, not through internationalism… but only through the direct responsibility of the individual. – Frank Lloyd Wright

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The basic rule of free enterprise: You must give in order to get. – Scott Alexander

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Perhaps, all writers walk such a line. In general – as we all do in our dreams – I believe I put something of myself into all the characters in my novels, male as well as female. – Rose Tremain

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There is but an inch of difference between the cushioned chamber and the padded cell. – Gilbert Keith Chesterton

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