The voice of reason is more to be regarded than the bent of any present inclination; since inclination will at length come over to reason, though we can never force reason to comply with inclination.
Joseph AddisonIf there's a power above us, (And that there is all nature cries aloud Through all her works,) he must delight in virtue.
Joseph AddisonTo say that authority, whether secular or religious, supplies no ground for morality is not to deny the obvious fact that it supplies a sanction.
Joseph Addison