"It will be proper to take a..." - Quote by Thomas Paine
It will be proper to take a review of the several sources from which governments have arisen, and on which they have been founded.
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“Common sense will tell us, thatthe power which hath endeavoured to subdue us, is of all others, themost improper to defend us.”
“I call not upon a few, but upon all: not on this state or that state, but on every state; up and help us; lay your shoulders to the wheel; better have too much force than too little, when so great an object is at stake.”
“Society is produced by our wants and government by our wickedness.”
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“The supreme duty of the Nation is the conservation of human resources through an enlightened measure of social and industrial justice. We pledge ourselves to work unceasingly in State and Nation for ... the protection of home life against the hazards of sickness, irregular employment and old age through the adoption of a system of social insurance adapted to American use.”
“The Government wants a peaceful settlement. But we totally reject a peaceful sell-out.”
“I like the power given the Legislature to levy taxes, and for that reason solely approve of the greater house being chosen by the people directly.”
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“Writing history is a method of getting rid of the past.”
“Those who do not know history will forever remain children”
“Christopher Columbus was looking for a passage to India, but he landed in America. He landed in the wrong place, and when he got back, he wasn't sure where he'd been. But most important of all, he did it on someone else's money.”