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To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like administering medicine to the dead, or endeavoring to convert an atheist by scripture.
— Thomas Paine
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He who dares not offend cannot be honest.
— Thomas Paine
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My country is the world, and my religion is to do good.
— 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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These are the times that try men's souls.
— Thomas Paine
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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
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