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Quote by Thomas Paine
He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his ene

He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from opposition; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach himself. – Thomas Paine

Other quotes by Thomas Paine

Every religion is good that teaches man to be good and I know of none that instructs him to be bad. – Thomas Paine

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The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance. – 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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Liberty is always dangerous, but it is the safest thing we have. – Harry Emerson Fosdick

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In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved. – Franklin D. Roosevelt

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We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it. – William Faulkner

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How often we fail to realize our good fortune in living in a country where happiness is more than a lack of tragedy. – Paul Sweeney

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