An earthly kingdom cannot exist without inequality of persons. Some must be free, some serfs, some rulers, some subjects.

Faith, like light, should always be simple and unbending; while love, like warmth, should beam forth on every side, and bend to every necessity of our brethren.

Sin is essentially a departure from God.

Great thieves go Scott-free, as the Pope and his crew.

Sacred scripture tells us that Joshua commanded the sun to stand still, and not the earth.

But the Jews are so hardened that they listen to nothing; though overcome by testimonies they yield not an inch. It is a pernicious race, oppressing all men by their usury and rapine. If they give a prince or magistrate a thousand florins, they extort twenty thousand from the subjects in payment. We must ever keep on guard against them.

If you want to change the world, pick up your pen and write.