When the will defies fear, when duty throws the gauntlet down to fate, when honor scorns to compromise with death - that is heroism.

There are some truths, however, that we should never forget: Superstition has always been the relentless enemy of science; faith has been a hater of demonstration; hypocrisy has been sincere only in its dread of truth, and all religions are inconsistent with mental freedom.

Let every man teach his son, teach his daughter, that labor is honorable.

Spirituality for the most part is a mask worn by idleness, arrogance and greed.

Progress is born of doubt and inquiry. The Church never doubts, never inquires. To doubt is heresy, to inquire is to admit that you do not know—the Church does neither.

If God objected to [people with various handicaps], he ought not have created such people.

The destroyer of weeds, thistles, and thorns is a benefactor whether he soweth grain or not.