Common sense will tell us, that the power which hath endeavoured to subdue us, is of all others, the most improper to defend us.

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.

A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.

He who dares not offend cannot be honest.

[A]ll churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Muslim, are simply human inventions. They use fear to enslave us. They are a monopoly for power and profit.

If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.

Religion is a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalize humankind; and, for my part, I sincerely detest it as I detest everything that is cruel.

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.

if they put an iron circle around your neck I will bite it away

Pure love is an unmediated, unmitigated, and unrevealing, but everlasting source of joy for the giver and for the receiver.

To find peace, live in the moment with joy.

Knowing that you want to die makes you less scared.

The work that God does in us when we wait is usually more important than the thing for which we wait!

Do you work for the government, any government?”"I pay taxes, which means I work for the government, part of the time. Yes.

Tennis was a white, upper-class sport, and I wanted it to be treated like other sports were.

The discovery of natural law is a meeting with God.

Everyday Americans need a champion, and I want to be that champion.

One thing I discovered is that the book world is vast. It's easy to walk around the store - even the room with literature and poetry, where I work most often - and feel overwhelmed.