Ye that dare oppose, not only tyranny, but the tyrant, stand forth!

To believe that God created a plurality of worlds, at least as numerous as what we call stars, renders the Christian faith at once little and ridiculous; and scatters it in the mind like feathers in the air.

The abilities of man must fall short on one side or the other, like too scanty a blanket when you are abed. If you pull it upon your shoulders, your feet are left bare; if you thrust it down to your feet, your shoulders are uncovered.

You cannot undermine police authority and then complain about rising crime.

Wisdom degenerates in governments as governments increase in age.

There is something in meanness which excites a species of resentment that never subsides, and something in cruelty which stirs up the heart to the highest agony of human hatred.

Lay then the axe to the root, and teach governments humanity. It is their sanguinary punishments which corrupt mankind.