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Thomas Paine1737–1809

A thing, moderately good, is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper, is always a virtue; but moderation in principle, is a species of vice.

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Letter to the Addressers (1792)

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Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.
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He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from opposition; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach himself.
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The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.
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