The closer I'm bound in love to you, the closer I am to free.

Let us put theology out of religion. Theology has always sent the worst to heaven, the best to hell.

Justice, poised and balanced in eternal calm, will shake from the golden scales in which are weighed the acts of men, the very dust of prejudice and caste: No race, no color, no previous condition, can change the rights of men.

We all know that men in moderate circumstances can have just as comfortable houses as the richest, just as comfortable clothing, just as good food. They can see just as fine paintings, just as marvelous statues, and they can hear just as good music. They can attend the same theaters and the same operas. They can enjoy the same sunshine, and above all, can love and be loved just as well as kings and millionaires.

Religion has not civilized man, man has civilized religion.

Ignorance worships mystery; reason explains it; the one grovels, the other soars.

Grant others the same rights as you claim for yourself.