The enjoyment of freedom which could be exercised without any motivation would be the real hallmark of a maniac.

Shakespeare's fault is not the greatest into which a poet may fall. It merely indicates a deficiency of taste.

No man has received from nature the right to give orders to others. Freedom is a gift from heaven, and every individual of the same species has the right to enjoy it as soon as he is in enjoyment of his reason.

I feel, I think, I judge; therefore, a part of organized matter like me is capable of feeling, thinking, and judging.

Those who fear the facts will forever try to discredit the fact-finders.

I discuss with myself questions of politics, love, taste, or philosophy. I let my mind rove wantonly, give it free rein to followany idea, wise or mad that may present itself. My ideas are my harlots.

The Christian religion teaches us to imitate a God that is cruel, insidious, jealous, and implacable in his wrath.