"God leaves to Man the choice of Forms in Government; and those who constitute one Form, may abrogate it."

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"God leaves to Man the choice of Forms in Government; and those who constitute one Form, may abrogate it."

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"When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers."

Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

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"Exceeds man's might: that dwells with the gods above."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

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"God and other artists are always a little obscure....."

Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

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"If God wants us to do a thing, he should make his wishes sufficiently clear. Sensible people will wait till he has done this before paying much attention to him."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

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"If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him."

Voltaire, French Writer

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"I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: "O Lord make my enemies ridiculous." And God granted it."

Voltaire, French Writer

God, Enemies, Prayer

"I have only ever made one prayer to God, a very short one: O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it."

Voltaire, French Writer

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"Man goes far away or near but God never goes far-off; he is always standing close at hand, and even if he cannot stay within he goes no further than the door."

Meister Eckhart, German Philosopher

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"You may call God love, you may call God goodness. But the best name for God is compassion."

Meister Eckhart, German Philosopher

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"I wouldn't put it past God to arrange a virgin birth if He wanted, but I very much doubt if He would."

David Edward Jenkins, English Clergyman

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"The best Governments of the World have bin composed of Monarchy, Aristocracy, and Democracy."

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"Such as have reason, understanding, or common sense, will, and ought to make use of it in those things that concern themselves and their posterity, and suspect the words of such as are interested in deceiving or persuading them not to see with their own eyes."

Commonsense

"All the nations they had to deal with, had the same fate."

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"'Tis hard to comprehend how one man can come to be master of many, equal to himself in right, unless it be by consent or by force."

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"The general revolt of a Nation cannot be called a Rebellion."

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"The common Notions of Liberty are not from School Divines, but from Nature."

Nature

"No right can come by conquest, unless there were a right of making that conquest."

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"That is the best Government, which best provides for war."

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"The truth is, man is hereunto led by reason which is his nature."

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"A general presumption that Icings will govern well, is not a sufficient security to the People... those who subjected themselves to the will of a man were governed by a beast."

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