"Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil in its worst state, an intolerable one.“

-Thomas Paine

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"It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry."

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

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"One good schoolmaster is of more use than a hundred priests."

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"My country is the world, and my religion is to do good."

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