I know of no crime that has not been defended by the church, in one form or other. The church is not a pioneer; it accepts a new truth, last of all, and only when denial has become useless.

If we are immortal, it is a fact of nature, and that fact does not depend on bibles, on Christs, priest, or creeds.

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

He who treats his friends and enemies alike, has neither love nor justice.

Prayer is of no avail. The lightning falls on the just and the unjust in accordance with natural laws.

If we are immortal it is a fact in nature, and we are not indebted to priests for it, nor to bibles for it, and it cannot be destroyed by unbelief.

I would rather be a beggar and spend my money like a king, than be a king and spend money like a beggar.