"He that rebels against reason is a..." - Quote by Thomas Paine
He that rebels against reason is a real rebel, but he that in defence of reason rebels against tyranny has a better title to Defender of the Faith, than George the Third.
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“We repose an unwise confidence in any government, or in any men, when we invest them officially with too much, or an unnecessary quantity of, discretionary power.”
“The trade of governing has always been monopolized by the most ignorant and the most rascally individuals of mankind.”
“The greatest remedy for anger is delay.”
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“The heart is forever making the head its fool.”
“We never desire strongly, what we desire rationally.”
“If there are sound reasons or bases for the points you demand, then there is no need for violence. On the other hand, when there is no sound reason that concessions should be made to you but mainly your own desire, then reason cannot work and you have to rely on force. Thus using force is not a sign of strength but rather a sign of weakness.”
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“I'll tell you," said Beatty, smiling at his cards. "That made you for a little while a drunkard. Read a few lines and off you go over the cliff. Bang, you're ready to blow up the world, chop off heads, knock down women and children, destroy authority. I know. I've been through it all.”
“The most elementary form of rebellion, paradoxically , expresses an aspiration for order .”
“Disobedience- that is the nobility of slaves.”