It seems to me that if there is some infinite being who wants us to think alike he would have made us alike.

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.

He raised his hands, not to strike, but in benediction. Lincoln was the grandest figure of the fiercest civil war. He is the gentlest memory of our world.

Intellect, without heart, is infinitely cruel. . . .

So, ministers say that they teach charity. This is natural. They live on alms. All beggars teach that others should give.

I have made up my mind that if there is a God, he will be merciful to the merciful. Upon that rock I stand. That he will not torture the forgiving. Upon that rock I stand. That every man should be true to himself, and that there is no world, no star in which honesty is a crime. Upon that rock I stand.

The rights of men and women should be equal and sacred-marriage should be a perfect partnership.