Lay then the axe to the root, and teach governments humanity. It is their sanguinary punishments which corrupt mankind.

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.

I have lived long enough to know that wherever there is crisis there is always Christ. Look for Jesus in the middle of all your crisis. Whenever He comes the whole storm goes down.

What must not be read must not be written.

When life belittle and trick you, you will forget protocol...

Upgrade your past by seeing it with appreciation.

California is no longer a state, it's a hedge fund.

I feel as a horse must feel when the beautiful cup is given to the jockey.

Nature's first great title--mind.

The further human society drifts away from nature, the less we understand interdependence .

Nobody is really happy with what's on their head. People with straight hair want curly, people with curly want straight, and bald people want everyone to be blind.

Spencers god was Evolution, sometimes also called Progress.