There now remain only a few books, which they call books of the lesser prophets; and as I have already shown that the greater are impostors, it would be cowardice to disturb the repose of the little ones. Let them sleep, then, in the arms of their nurses, the priests, and both be forgotten together.

Independence is my happiness, and I view things as they are, without regard to place or person; my country is the world, and my religion is to do good.

Virtue is not hereditary.

It is often said in the Bible that God spake unto Moses, but how do you know that God spake unto Moses? Because, you will say, the Bible says so. The Koran says, that God spake unto Mahomet, do you believe that too? No. Why not? Because, you will say, you do not believe it; and so because you do, and because you don't is all the reason you can give for believing or disbelieving except that you will say that Mahomet was an impostor. And how do you know Moses was not an impostor?

Human language is local and changeable, and is therefore incapable of being used as the means of unchangeable and universal information.

A share in two revolutions is living to some purpose.

A bad cause will ever be supported by bad means and bad men.