Thomas Paine

"Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice."

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"The greatest remedy for anger is delay."

"The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph."

"If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace."

"The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection."

"Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one."

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