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  1. We must prove design before we can infer a designer.[1]
  2. Nature rejects the monarch, not the man; The subject, not the citizen; for kings And subjects, mutual foes, forever play A losing game into…
  3. The body is placed under the earth, and after a certain period there remains no vestige even of its form. This is that contemplation of ine…
  4. Heaven's ebon vault, Studded with stars unutterably bright, Through which the moon's unclouded grandeur rolls, Seems like a canopy which lo…
  5. If he is infinitely good, what reason should we have to fear him? If he is infinitely wise, why should we have doubts concerning our future…
  6. War is the statesman's game, the priest's delight, The lawyer's jest, the hired assassin's trade.
  7. There Is No God This negation must be understood solely to affect a creative Deity. The hypothesis of a pervading Spirit co-eternal with th…
  8. Thus suicidal selfishness, that blights The fairest feelings of the opening heart, Is destined to decay, whilst from the soil Shall spring …

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