Thomas Paine
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We have it in our power to begin the world over again.
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The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance.
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The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.
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Any system of religion that has anything in it that shocks the mind of a child, cannot be true.
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Persecution is not an original feature in any religion but it is always the strongly marked feature of all religions established by law.