Force does not constitute right... obedience is due only to legitimate powers.

The happiest is he who suffers least; the most miserable is he who enjoys least.

I think we cannot too strongly attack superstition, which is the disturber of society; nor too highly respect genuine religion, which is the support of it.

One may live tranquilly in a dungeon; but does life consist in living quietly?

Childhood is the sleep of reason.

By doing good we become good.

Liberty is obedience to the law which one has laid down for oneself