Natural rights are those which always appertain to man in right of his existence. Of this kind are all the intellectual rights, or rights of the mind, and also all those rights of acting as an individual for his own comfort and happiness, which are not injurious to the rights of others.

It is the duty of every man, as far as his ability extends, to detect and expose delusion and error.

It is not a field of a few acres of ground, but a cause, that we are defending, and whether we defeat the enemy in one battle, or by degrees, the consequences will be the same.

I detest the Bible as I detest everything that is cruel.

The slavery of fear had made men afraid to think.

The instant formal government is abolished, society begins to act. A general association takes place, and common interest produces common security.

The case, however, is, that the Bible will not bear examination in any part of it, which it would do if it was the Word of God. Those who most believe it are those who know least about it, and priests always take care to keep the inconsistent and contradictory parts out of sight.