Democracy is just a filler for textbooks! Do you actually believe that public opinion influences the government?
There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.
One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.
I have seen men incapable of the sciences, but never any incapable of virtue.
What is faith? Is it to believe that which is evident? No. It is perfectly evident to my mind that there exists a necessary, eternal, supreme, and intelligent being. This is no matter of faith, but of reason.
Originality is nothing but judicious plagiarism.