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"The diversity in the faculties of men, from which the rights of property originate, is not less an insuperable obstacle to an uniformity of interests. The protection of these faculties is the first object of government."
"The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse."
"War should only be declared by the authority of the people, whose toils and treasures are to support its burdens, instead of the government which is to reap its fruits."
"By rendering the labor of one, the property of the other, they cherish pride, luxury, and vanity on one side; on the other, vice and servility, or hatred and revolt."
"America was indebted to immigration for her settlement and prosperity. That part of America which had encouraged them most had advanced most rapidly in population, agriculture and the arts."
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"It seems that the price of having freedom is having to constantly fight to keep it."
"He [Weishaupt] says, no one ever laid a surer foundation for liberty than our grand master, Jesus of Nazareth."
"Human beings possess the gift of personal freedom and liberty of the mind. We each possess the sovereignty over the body and mind to define ourselves and embrace the values that we wish to exemplify. Personal autonomy enables humans to take independent action and use reason to establish moral values. We are part of nature. Consciousness, human cognition, and awareness of our own mortality allow us to script an independent survival reality and not merely react to environmental forces."
"Happiness isn't reserved for privileged individuals. It is a state of mind that can neither be bought nor stolen nor traded, it is a liberty available to anyone."
"If a religion wants you to give up your freedom, just give up that religion! Nothing is holier than your freedom!"
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