Quote by Thomas Paine
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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Those who want to reap the benefits of this great nation must bear the fatigue of supporting it. – 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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It is necessary to the happiness of man that he be mentally faithful to himself. Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving, it consists in professing to believe what he does not believe. – Thomas Paine

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Men like me are impossible until the day when they become necessary. – Victor Hugo

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Men of lofty genius when they are doing the least work are most active. – Leonardo da Vinci

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