The moral duty of man consists of imitatingthe moral goodness and beneficence of God,manifested in the creation, toward all His creatures.

I draw my idea of the form of government from a principle in nature, which no art can overturn, viz. that the more simple any thing is, the less liable it is to be disordered; and the easier repaired when disordered.

Religion is a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalize humankind; and, for my part, I sincerely detest it as I detest everything that is cruel.

It is the duty of every true Deist to vindicate the moral justice of God against the evils of the Bible.

A man may write himself out of reputation when nobody else can do it.

The Vatican is a dagger in the heart of Italy.

The balance of power is the scale of peace.