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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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He who dares not offend cannot be honest.
— Thomas Paine
Tags: wisdom, truth-and-lies, activism
My country is the world, and my religion is to do good.
— Thomas Paine
Tags: self, respect, religion, peace, country, america
Those who want to reap the benefits of this great nation must bear the fatigue of supporting it.
— Thomas Paine
Tags: must, want, nation, who, great
These are the times that try men's souls.
— Thomas Paine
Tags: time
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.
— Thomas Paine
Tags: your, lie, bible, god
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