Quote by Thomas Paine
Those who want to reap the benefits of this great nation must bear

Those who want to reap the benefits of this great nation must bear the fatigue of supporting it. – 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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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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Tis the business of little minds to shrink but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death. – Thomas Paine

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No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men. – Thomas Fuller

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We know but a few men, a great many coats and breeches. – Henry David Thoreau

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A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one. – Aristotle

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When I tell the truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do. – William Blake

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