An infinite God ought to be able to protect Himself, without going in partnership with State Legislatures.

Do the best that can be done and then . . . be resigned.

The whip degrades; a severe father teaches his children to dissemble; their love is pretense, and their obedience a species of self-defense. Fear is the father of lies.

In a world of cruelty, sympathy is a crime, and in a world of lies, truth is blasphemy.

When one of your children tells a lie, be honest with him; tell him that you have told hundreds of them yourself. Tell him it is not the best way; that you have tried it. Tell him as the man did in Maine when his boy left home: "John, honesty is the best policy; I have tried both."

All religions are inconsistent with mental freedom. Shakespeare is my bible, Burns my hymn-book.

As a matter of fact, no one knows that God exists and no one knows that God does not exist. To my mind there is no evidence that God exists - that this world is governed by a being of infinite goodness, wisdom and power, but I do not pretend to know.