I read these words which are the sum of all moral philosophy, and which cut short all the disputes of the casuists: When in doubt if an action is good or bad, refrain.
Exaggeration, the inseparable companion of greatness.
Theology is to religion what poisons are to food.
Clever tyrants are never punished.
We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongue, at our peril, risk and hazard.
An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.