The Almighty Lecturer, by displaying the principles of science in the structure of the universe, has invited man to study and to imitation. It is as if He has said to the inhabitants of this globe that we call ours, "I have made an earth for man to dwell upon, and I have rendered the starry heavens visible, to teach him science and the arts. He can now provide for his own comfort, and learn from my munificence to all to be kind to each other.

I wish most anxiously to see my much loved America - it is the Country from whence all reformations must originally spring - I despair of seeing an Abolition of the infernal trafic in Negroes - we must push that matter further on your side the water - I wish that a few well instructed Negroes could be sent among their Brethren in Bondage, for until they are enabled to take their own part nothing will be done.

Let them call me rebel, and welcome, I feel no concern from it.

Persecution is not an original feature in any religion; but it is always the strongly marked feature of all religions established by law.

The Bible: a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalise mankind.

The final event to himself has been, that as he rose like a rocket, he fell like the stick.

It is from our enemies that we often gain excellent maxims, and are frequently surprised into reason by their mistakes.