Nothing, they say is more certain than death, and nothing more uncerta…

Thomas Paine
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Nothing, they say is more certain than death, and nothing more uncertain than the time of dying ✨ Thomas Paine, John P. Kaminski (2002). Citizen Paine: Thomas Paine's Thoughts on Man, Government, Society, and Religion, p.77, Rowman & Littlefield
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