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I love Thomas Paine. Though doesn't most of his writing conflict with the general 2+2 guys? He's pro-democracy, a statist, and believes universal suffrage to be the most important of liberties.

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2 of my fav quotes by anyone:

"Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one."
- Thomas Paine

"That government is best which governs least."
- Thomas Paine

And this doesn't really sound like a statist:

"The instant formal government is abolished, society begins to act. A general association takes place, and common interest produces common security."