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

The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion. – 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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Citizenship
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To say that any people are not fit for freedom, is to make poverty their choice, and to say they had rather be loaded with taxes than not. – Thomas Paine

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Liberty is the breath of life to nations. – George Bernard Shaw

Liberty is always dangerous, but it is the safest thing we have. – Harry Emerson Fosdick

I prefer liberty with danger to peace with slavery. – Author Unknown

America is much more than a geographical fact. It is a political and moral fact – the first community in which men set out in principle to institutionalize freedom, responsible government, and human equality. – Adlai Stevenson

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The more you say, the less people remember. The fewer the words, the greater the profit. – Francois FeNelon

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Death and vulgarity are the only two facts in the nineteenth century that one cannot explain away. – Oscar Wilde

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You cant just lecture the poor that they shouldnt riot or go to extremes. You have to make the means of legal redress available. – Harold H. Greene

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