Quote by Thomas Paine
Of all the tyrannies that affect mankind, tyranny in religion is t

Of all the tyrannies that affect mankind, tyranny in religion is the worst. – 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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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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Those who want to reap the benefits of this great nation must bear the fatigue of supporting it. – Thomas Paine

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There is a vulgar incredulity, which in historical matters, as well as in those of religion, finds it easier to doubt than to examine. – Walter Scott

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The religion of the Indian is the last thing about him that the man of another race will ever understand. – Charles Eastman

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My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind. – Albert Einstein

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It doesnt make any difference what religion you are, or how young you are or how old you are-if they go to these abortion mills and stand there and pray-that would make a lot of difference. – Norma McCorvey

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Who would be rich, must keep his soul under cover of his cash-box. – German Proverb

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After all, when the world looks to America, they look to us because we are the most successful political and economic experiment in human history. – Condoleezza Rice

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The audiences are there as a result of my history with the band but also as a result of my being able to reach people with a tune. – Bruce Springsteen

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