Nothing is greater than to break the chains from the bodies of men, nothing nobler than to destroy the phantom of the soul.

Honesty is the mother of confidence; it unites, combines and solidifies society. Dishonesty is disintegration; it destroys confidence; it brings social chaos. . . .

I found that the clergy did not understand their own book.

Love is the magician, the enchanter, that changes worthless things to joy, and makes right royal kings and queens of common clay. It is the perfume of that wondrous flower, the heart, and without that sacred passion, that divine swoon, we are less than beasts; but with it, earth is heaven, and we are gods.

Argument cannot be answered with insults. Kindness is strength; anger blows out the lamp of the mind.

Not only are we here to protect the public from vicious criminals in the street but also to protect the public from harmful ideas.

If there is a God, there should be no slaves.