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You didn't think of angels as white or black. They were angels. ↗

— Clarence Thomas

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Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property... Horrid mischief would ensue were the law-abiding deprived of the use of them. ↗

— Thomas Paine

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The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion. ↗

— Thomas Paine

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All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit. ↗

— Thomas Paine

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Character is much easier kept than recovered. ↗

— 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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Those who want to reap the benefits of this great nation must bear the fatigue of supporting it. ↗

— Thomas Paine

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Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man. ↗

— Thomas Paine

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Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us. ↗

— Thomas Paine

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To say that any people are not fit for freedom, is to make poverty their choice, and to say they had rather be loaded with taxes than not. ↗

— Thomas Paine

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