Immoral laws are doubtless void, and should not be obeyed.

Governments exist to protect the rights of minorities. The loved and the rich need no protection: they have many friends and few enemies.

The Puritan's idea of hell is a place where everybody has to mind his own business.

Sin is not taken out of man, as Eve was out of Adam, by putting him to sleep.

Do not take the yardstick of your ignorance to measure what the ancients knew, and call everything which you do not know lies. Do not call things untrue because they are marvelous, but give them a fair consideration.

Agitation prevents rebellion, keeps the peace, and secures progress. Every step she gains is gained forever. Muskets are the weapons of animals. Agitation is the atmosphere of the brains.

Christianity is a battle, not a dream.