Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used to protect the innocent.
If you were not reasoned into your beliefs, you cannot be reasoned out of them.
The latter part of a wise person's life is occupied with curing the follies, prejudices and false opinions they contracted earlier.
Some men, under the notion of weeding out prejudice, eradicate virtue, honesty and religion.
All human race would be wits. And millions miss, for one that hits.
... the atheists, libertines, despisers of religion ... that is to say all those who usually pass under the name of Free-thinkers.