But alas, they are all sadly deficient, because they leave us under the domination of political and religious prejudices; and they are as inefficient as the sleepy dose of an ordinary sermon.

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

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

We see with what keenness and zeal the frivolous business of Freemasons is conducted, by persons knit together by the secrecy of their union.

We must win the common people in every corner. This will be obtained chiefly by means of the schools, and by open, hearty behavior, show, condescension, popularity, and toleration of their prejudices, which we shall at leisure root out and dispel.

My general plan is good, though in the detail there may be faults.

Who would imagine that I was to be the founder of a new religion.