A man is not moral because he is obedient through fear or ignorance. Morality lives in the realm of perceived obligation.

Heresy is a cradle; orthodoxy a coffin.

The emblem of equal rights. It means free hands, free lips, self- government, and the sovereignty of the individual.

Ignorance is the soil in which belief in miracles grows.

I do not believe in loving enemies; I have pretty hard work to love my friends.

It may be that ministers really think that their prayers do good, and it may be that frogs imagine that their croaking brings spring.

I do not believe in loving enemies; I have pretty hard work to love my friends. Neither do I believe in revenge. No man can afford to keep the viper of revenge in his heart. But I believe in justice, in self-defense.