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" Of all the tyrannies that affect mankind, tyranny in religion is the worst. "

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" Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it. "

" Is it not a species of blasphemy to call the New Testament revealed religion, when we see in it such contradictions and absurdities. "

" 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. "

" The instant formal government is abolished, society begins to act. A general association takes place, and common interest produces common security. "

" 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. "

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" I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children can live in peace. "

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" Human nature is not of itself vicious. "

" That God cannot lie, is no advantage to your argument, because it is no proof that priests can not, or that the Bible does not. "

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

" Any system of religion that has anything in it that shocks the mind of a child, cannot be true. "

" Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice. "

" 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. "

" An army of principles can penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot. "

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