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"The voice of the people has been said to be the voice of God; and, however generally this maxim has been quoted and believed, it is not true to fact. The people are turbulent and changing, they seldom judge or determine right."
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"God was satisfied with his own work, and that is fatal."
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"To know God better is only to realize how impossible it is that we should ever know him at all. I know not which is more childish to deny him, or define him."
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"An omnipotent God is the only being with no reason to lie."
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"Small amounts of philosophy lead to atheism, but larger amounts bring us back to God."
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"The gods are watching, but idly, yawning."
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"God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of those who shoot best."
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"Reason is God's crowning gift to man."
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"If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him."
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"The reader becomes God, for all textual purposes. I see your eyes glazing over, so I'll hush."
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"It is quite true, as some poets said, that the God who created man must have had a sinister sense of humor, creating him a reasonable being, yet forcing him to take this ridiculous posture, and driving him with blind craving for this ridiculous performance."
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"In politics, as in religion, it is equally absurd to aim at making proselytes by fire and sword. Heresies in either can rarely be cured by persecution."
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"You should not have taken advantage of my sensibility to steal into my affections without my consent."
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"I think the first duty of society is justice."
Society
"Power over a man's subsistence is power over his will."
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"Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for nothing."
Behavior
"In the usual progress of things, the necessities of a nation in every stage of its existence will be found at least equal to its resources."
Progress
"In the general course of human nature, A power over a man's subsistence amounts to a power over his will."
Power
"Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike."
Man
"In the main it will be found that a power over a man's support (salary) is a power over his will."
Power
"Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government."
Government
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