To the mass of mankind religion of some kind is a necessity

Every species has come into existence coincident both in space and time with a pre-existing closely allied species.

What birds can have their bills more peculiarly formed than the ibis, the spoonbill, and the heron?

Civilisation has ever accompanied emigration and conquest - the conflict of opinion, of religion, or of race

To the mass of mankind religion of some kind is a necessity

If this is not done, future ages will certainly look back upon us as a people so immersed in the pursuit of wealth as to be blind to higher considerations.

What we need are not prohibitory marriage laws, but a reformed society, an educated public opinion which will teach individual duty in these matters