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" 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 always a vice. "

" Human nature is not of itself vicious. "

" Character is much easier kept than recovered. "

" Whenever we read the obscene stories, the voluptuous debaucheries, the cruel and torturous executions, the unrelenting vindictiveness, with which more than half the bible is filled, it would seem more consistent that we called it the word of a demon than the Word of God. It is a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalize mankind. "

" Such is the irresistible nature of truth that all it asks, and all it wants, is the liberty of appearing. "

" What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly. It is dearness only that gives everything its value. "

" Better fare hard with good men than feast it with bad. "

" He that would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself. "

" The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. "

" Whenever we read the obscene stories, voluptuous debaucheries, the cruel and tortous executions, the unrelenting vindictivenes, with which more than half the Bible is filled, it would be more consistant that we called it the word of a Demon than the word of God. It is a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalize mankind, and, for my part, I sincerly detest it as I detest everything that is cruel. "

" 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 always a vice. "

" What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly… it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as Freedom should not be highly rated. "

" Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. "

" It is the duty of every patriot to protect his country from its government. "

" To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead. "

" The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion. "

" 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. "

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" 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 always a vice. "

" Human nature is not of itself vicious. "

" Character is much easier kept than recovered. "

" Such is the irresistible nature of truth that all it asks, and all it wants, is the liberty of appearing. "

" What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly. It is dearness only that gives everything its value. "

" Better fare hard with good men than feast it with bad. "

" He that would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself. "

" The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. "

" 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 always a vice. "

" What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly… it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as Freedom should not be highly rated. "

" Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. "

" It is the duty of every patriot to protect his country from its government. "

" To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead. "

" The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion. "

" 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. "