Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.
Common Sense, Rights of Man
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"A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defence of custom."
Controversial"The greatest characters the world has known, have rose on the ruins of systems."
Humorous"He that is not a patriot, if he has the soul of a man, must be a traitor."
Humorous"A republic is government of right, and not of might."
Controversial"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."
Controversial