When man lives under government, he is fallen, his worth is gone, and his nature tarnished.
Oh mortal man, is there anything you cannot be made to believe?
It is necessary to gain the common people to our order. The best means to that end is influence in the schools.
Illuminate the opposition.
I am proud to be known to the world as the founder of the Illuminati.
Salvation does not lie where strong thrones are defended by swords, where the smoke of censers ascend to heaven or where thousands of strong men pace the rich fields of harvest. The revolution which is about to break will be sterile if it is not complete.