Theology is to religion what poisons are to food.
But in this country it is necessary, now and then, to put one admiral to death in order to inspire the others to fight.
Do well and you will have no need for ancestors.
Not all citizens can be equally strong; but they can all be equally free.
If mankind were born tomorrow it would divide into groups; each would scramble to invent their one and only god, and set about butchering each-other.
One should always aim at being interesting, rather than exact.