To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like administering medicine to the dead, or endeavoring to convert an atheist by scripture.

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Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.

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It is the duty of every man, as far as his ability extends, to detect and expose delusion and error.

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The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark.

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You cannot undermine police authority and then complain about rising crime.

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The greatest tyrannies are always perpetuated in the name of the noblest causes.

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Our greatest enemies, the ones we must fight most often, are within.

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The trade of governing has always been monopolized by the most ignorant and the most rascally individuals of mankind.

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There are two distinct classes of men - those who pay taxes and those who receive and live upon taxes.

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It is not in numbers, but in unity, that our great strength lies.

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