An enemy generally says and believes what he wishes.
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One man with courage is a majority.
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To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves, is sinful and tyrannical.
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Whenever there are in any country uncultivated lands and unemployed poor, it is clear that the laws of property have been so far extended as to violate natural right. The earth is given as a common stock for man to labor and live on. The small landowners are the most precious part of a state.
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