Religious leaders will always avail themselves of public ignorance for their own purpose.

Ambition is a tricky little animal to tame. It is very skillful at concealing itself from its master.

Our wish is that...[there be] maintained that state of property, equal or unequal, which results to every man from his own industry or that of his fathers.

That government is the strongest of which every man feels himself a part.

Earnestly recommended to all officers and soldiers, diligently to attend divine services.

[n regard to Jesus believing himself inspired] This belief carried no more personal imputation than the belief of Socrates that he was under the care and admonition of a guardian demon. And how many of our wisest men still believe in the reality of these inspirations while perfectly sane on all other subjects

I tolerate with the utmost latitude the right of others to differ from me in opinion without imputing to them criminality.