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SOME writers have so confounded society with government, as to leave little or no distinction between them; whereas they are not only different, but … - Thomas Paine
" "SOME writers have so confounded society with government, as to leave little or no distinction between them; whereas they are not only different, but have different origins. Society is produced by our wants, and government by wickedness; the former promotes our happiness POSITIVELY by uniting our affections, the latter NEGATIVELY by restraining our vices. The one encourages intercourse, the other creates distinctions. The first is a patron, the last a punisher.
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Thomas Paine (February 9, 1737 [O.S. January 29, 1736] – 8 June 1809) was a British-American political writer, theorist, and activist who had a great influence on the thoughts and ideas which led to the American Revolution and the United States Declaration of Independence. He wrote three of the most influential and controversial works of the 18th Century: Common Sense, Rights of Man, and The Age of Reason. His ideas reflected Enlightenment-era ideals of transnational human rights.
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Schimbarea progresiva neintrerupta la care este supus intelesul cuvintelor, lipsa unui limbaj universal, care face ca traducerea sa fie necesara, erorile carora traducrile le sunt supuse, greselile copistilor si tipografilor, alaturi de posibilitatea denaturarii voite sunt in ele insele dovezi ca limbajul omenesc, fie ca este vorbit sau tiparit, nu poate fi vehiculul Cuvantului lui Dumnezeu. [...] Cuvantul lui Dumnezeu este creatia, si prin cuvantul acesta, pe care niciun om nu il poate fabrica sau denatura – Dumnezeu ii vorbeste in mod universal omului.
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