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Quote by Thomas Paine
A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderati

A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue but moderation in principle is always a vice. – Thomas Paine

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He who is the author of a war lets loose the whole contagion of hell and opens a vein that bleeds a nation to death. – Thomas Paine

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The instant formal government is abolished, society begins to act. A general association takes place, and common interest produces common security. – Thomas Paine

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Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best stage, is but a necessary evil in its worst state an intolerable one. – Thomas Paine

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They didnt want it good, they wanted it Wednesday. – Robert A. Heinlein

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There is no such thing as a good tax. – Winston Churchill

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My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife youll be happy if not, youll become a philosopher. – Socrates

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Anybody who says they are a good liar obviously is not, because any legitimately savvy liar would always insist theyre honest about everything. – Chuck Klosterman

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The essence of morality is a questioning about morality; and the decisive move of human life is to use ceaselessly all light to look for the origin of the opposition between good and evil. – Georges Bataille

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Woman was Gods second mistake. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work. – Abdul Kalam

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The sense of humor has other things to do than to make itself conspicuous in the act of laughter. – Alice Meynell

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