The head of every family will be what Abraham was, the patriarch, the priest and the unlettered lord of his family, and Reason will be the code of laws to all mankind.

The head of every family will be what Abraham was, the patriarch, the priest and the unlettered lord of his family, and Reason will be the code of laws to all mankind.

I am proud to be known to the world as the founder of the Illuminati.

When man lives under government, he is fallen, his worth is gone, and his nature tarnished.

The great strength of our Order lies in its concealment; let it never appear in any place in its own name but always covered by another name and another occupation. None is fitter than the three lower degrees of Freemasonry; the public is accustomed to it, expects little from it and therefore takes little notice of it.

It is necessary to gain the common people to our order. The best means to that end is influence in the schools.

The human race will then become one family, and the world will be the dwelling of Rational Men.