To follow imperfect, uncertain, or corrupted traditions, in order to avoid erring in our own judgment, is but to exchange one danger for another.

Even supposing there were some spiritual advantage in celibacy, it ought to be completely voluntary.

Every instance of a man's suffering the penalty of the law is an instance of the failure of that penalty in effecting its purpose, which is to deter.

The word of knowledge, strictly employed, implies three things: truth, proof, and conviction.

Falsehood, like the dry-rot, flourishes the more in proportion as air and light are excluded.

Good manners are a part of good morals.

Unless people can be kept in the dark, it is best for those who love the truth to give them the full light.