Orthodoxy cannot afford to put out the fires of hell.

Blasphemy is what an old dogma screams at a new truth.

Not only are we here to protect the public from vicious criminals in the street but also to protect the public from harmful ideas.

All I have to say is, Love one another - that is the height of all philosophy. It is beyond all religions. It is the secret of joy - the fountain of Perpetual Youth - the only rainbow on life's dark cloud.

The history of the world shows that when a mean thing was done, man did it; when a good thing was done, man did it.

The record of a generous life runs like a vine around the memory of our dead, and every sweet unselfish act is now a perfumed flower.

Man must learn to rely upon himself. Reading bibles will not protect him from the blasts of winter, but houses, fires. and clothing will. To prevent famine, one plow is worth a million sermons, and even patent medicines will cure more diseases than all the prayers uttered since the beginning of the world.