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When men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of li

When men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon. – 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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A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right. – Thomas Paine

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