The declaration which says that God visits the sins of the fathers upon the children is contrary to every principle of moral justice.

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.

Credulity is the man's weakness, but the child's strength.

Let a man turn to his own childhood-no further-if he will renew his sense of remoteness and of the mystery of change.

The more things you do, the more you can do.

The writer is one who, emnbarking upon a task, does not know what to do.

I have a cosmetics line in Walgreens. It's exclusively at Walgreens. It's called Circa and it's basically prestige cosmetics that are at drug-store prices.

When I was governor, if I told a joke in front of the press - I learned. I would go, "That was a joke, joke, joke," and I'd say it three times.

True honor is an outflow from a heart that fears God.

It is very hard now to shock people into thinking about government regulation and the extent of government involvement in life.

He that has a penny in his purse, is worth a penny: Have and you shall be esteemed.

There is no wall that is high enough to stop a horse with a cart filled with gold.