The time appears to me to have come when it is the duty of all to make their dissent from religion known

One person with a belief is equal to ninety-nine who have only interests.

I am not aware that any community has a right to force another to be civilized.

Every great movement must experience three stages: ridicule, discussion, adoption

The world would be astonished if it knew how great a proportion of its brightest ornaments, of those most distinguished even in popular estimation for wisdom and virtue, are complete skeptics in religion

Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing.