Thomas Paine 1737-1809

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    Am I not father, too, and the ascending boy,
    The boy of woman and the wanton starer
    Marking the flesh and summer in the bay?
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    All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit.
    —Thomas Paine (1737–1809)