It is impossible to account for the creation of the universe without the agency of a Supreme Being.

Let us with Caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion.

The consideration that human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected will always continue to prompt me to promote the former by inculcating the practice of the latter.

I never have to grope for methods. The method is revealed at the moment I am inspired to create something new. Without God to draw aside the curtain I would be helpless.

To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.

It is yet to be decided whether the Revolution must ultimately be considered as a blessing or a curse: a blessing or a curse, not to the present age alone, for with our fate will the destiny of unborn millions be involved.

I only wish, while I am a servant of the public, to know the will of my masters, that I may govern my self accordingly.