Never fear the want of business. A man who qualifies himself well for his calling, never fails of employment.

The religion-builders have so distorted and deformed the doctrines of Jesus, so muffled them in mysticism, fancies, and falsehoods.

By making this wine known to the public, I have rendered my country as great a service as if I had enabled it to pay back the national debt.

It should be our endeavor to cultivate the peace and friendship of every nation, even of that which has injured us most.

The precepts of philosophy and of the Hebrew code, laid hold of actions only. (Jesus) pushed his scrutinies into the heart of man, erected his tribunal in the regions of his thoughts, and purified the waters at the fountain head.

When the people are afraid of the government, that's tyranny. But when the government is afraid of the people, that's liberty.

In a free society with a government based on reason, it is inevitable that there will be no uniform opinion about important issues. Those accustomed to suppression and control by governmental authority see this as leading only to chaos. But a government of the people requires difference of opinion in order to discover truth and to take advantage of the opportunity that only understanding brings.