The executive shall never exercise the legislative and judicial powers, or either of them, to the end that it may be a government of laws and not of men.

Power always sincerely, conscientiously, de très bon foi, believes itself right. Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views, beyond the comprehension of the weak.

I drink no cider, but feast on Philadelphia beer.

Borrowed eloquence, if it contains as good stuff, is as good as own eloquence

The divinity of Jesus is made a convenient cover for absurdity. Nowhere in the Gospels do we find a precept for Creeds, Confessions, Oaths, Doctrines, and whole carloads of other foolish trumpery that we find in Christianity.

This is a revolution, damn it! We're going to have to offend somebody!

But all provisions that He (God) has made for the gratification of our senses…are much inferior to the provision, the wonderful provision that He has made for the gratification of our nobler powers of intelligence and reason. He has given us reason to find out the truth, and the real design and true end of our existence.