And ask each passenger to tell his story, and if there is one of them all who has not cursed his existence many times, and said to himself over and over again that he was the most miserable of men, I give you permission to throw me head-first into the sea.

History is but the record of crimes and misfortunes. L'histoire n'est que le tableau des crimes et des malheurs

If the bookseller happens to desire a privilege for his merchandise, whether he is selling Rabelais or the Fathers of the Church, the magistrate grants the privilege without answering for the contents of the book. - Voltaire (Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire

Not all citizens can be equally strong; but they can all be equally free.

Theology is to religion what poisons are to food.

He who dies before many witnesses always does so with courage.

Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense.