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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

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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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Faith
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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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good
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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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God
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Other Quotes from
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We need an America with the wisdom of experience. But we must not let America grow old in spirit. – Hubert H. Humphrey

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Independence Day

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

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Independence Day

Freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of men and so it must be daily earned and refreshed – else like a flower cut from its life-giving roots, it will wither and die. – Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Independence Day

That which distinguishes this day from all others is that then both orators and artillerymen shoot blank cartridges. – John Burroughs, Journal

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Independence Day

Random Quotes

For all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, It might have been. – John Greenleaf Whittier

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sad

I now bid farewell to the country of my birth – of my passions – of my death a country whose misfortunes have invoked my sympathies – whose factions I sought to quell – whose intelligence I prompted to a lofty aim – whose freedom has been my fatal dream. – Thomas Francis Meagher

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Death

As soon as there is life there is danger. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Life

If we do not get No Child Left Behind right for Limited English Proficient students, the law will be a failure for most schools in the 15th Congressional District, and for many across the nation. – Ruben Hinojosa

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Failure