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He that rebels against reason is a real rebel, but he that in defence of reason rebels against tyranny has a better title to Defender of the Faith, than George the Third. ↗

— Thomas Paine

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When men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon. ↗

— 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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I see a New York where people who are down on their luck can get back on the road to responsibility, a job and dignity. ↗

— Carl Paladino

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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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Feminism is the ability to choose what you want to do. ↗

— Nancy Reagan

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We can only reason from what is; we can reason on actualities, but not on possibilities. ↗

— Thomas Paine

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The Vatican is a dagger in the heart of Italy. ↗

— Thomas Paine

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When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary. ↗