...Common Sense :"* — " Society and government are different in themselves, and have different origins. Society is produced by our wants, and government by our wickedness. Society is in every state a blessing ; government, even in its best state, but a necessary evil." There is...

...answer that the fine exacted for a refusal to perform military duty, is designed merely as a com*" Society is produced by our wants, and government by our wickedness. Society is in every Mate a blessing; government, oven its best state, buta necessary evil." — Fame's " Common...

...axioms may be interesting here : " Society/' he says, " in every state is a blessing ; but government in its best state is but a necessary evil ; in its worst state an intolerable one.1 * * * " Here, too," he said, " is the design and end of government, viz., Freedom and Security....

...axioms may be interesting here : " Society," he says, " in every state is a blessing ; but government in its best state is but a necessary evil ; in its worst state an intolerable one.1 ° ° ° " Here, too," he said, " is the design and end of government, viz., Freedom and Security....

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...encourages intercourse, the other creates distinctions. The first is a patron, the last is a puuisher. " Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best estate, is but a necessary evil; in its worst estate an intolerable one; for when we suffer or are...

...negatively by restraining our vices. The one encourages intercourse, the other creates distinctions. •' Society in every state is a blessing; but government, even in its best estate, is but a necessary evil : in its worst, an intolerable one; for when we suffer, or are exposed...

...negatively by restraining our vices. The one encourages intercourse, the other creates distinctions. x •' Society in every state is a blessing ; but government, even in its best estate, is but a necessary evil : in its worst, an intolerable one; for when we suffer, or are exposed...

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...encourages intercourse, the other creates distinctions. The first is a patron, the last a punisher. Society in every state is a blessing, but Government,...necessary evil ; in its worst state an intolerable one. Mr. Conway has followed the earliest editions and kept Paine's own spelling; manifest misprints and...