I do not believe it is for the benefit of the multitude that... - Thomas Paine

"I do not believe it is for the benefit of the multitude that such a number of people should be reduced to absolute poverty."

Thomas Paine Justice

Revolutionary, Political Writer British-American 1737–1809

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"It is forbidden to forbid."

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"Justice must always prevail."

"You think I'm just some animal?"

"Fighting for what's right never gets easier."

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