"I become irritated at the attempt to govern mankind by force and fraud, as if they were all knaves and fools."

"It is impossible for us to suppose that a God, who is just, can be the author of a religion which is not just."

"Man is not the enemy of man, but through the medium of a false system of government."

"Ignorance is of a peculiar nature; once dispelled, it is impossible to reestablish it."

"The sublime and the ridiculous are often so nearly related, that it is difficult to class them separately."