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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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A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right. – Thomas Paine

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Integrity
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Thomas Paine
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The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection. – Thomas Paine

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smile
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A statistician made a few calculations and discovered that since the birth of our nation more lives had been lost in celebrating independence than in winning it. – Curtis Billings

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

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We’re fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance. – Japanese Proverb

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It isnt enough just to scream at the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations. We need our political system to start reflect this anger back into, How do we fix it? How do we get the economy going again? – Colin Powell

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The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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You need some insecurity if youre an actor. It keeps the pot boiling. I havent yet started to think about retiring. I was shocked when I heard about Paul Newman retiring at age 82. Most actors just fade away like old soldiers. – Al Pacino

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