One of the chief misfortunes of honest people is that they are cowardly.
God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of those who shoot best.
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
Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.
I have seen men incapable of the sciences, but never any incapable of virtue.
Let us meet four times a year in a grand temple with music, and thank God for all his gifts. There is one sun. There is one God. Let us have one religion. Then all mankind will be brethren.