“That God cannot lie, is no advantage to your argument, because it is no proof that priests can not, or that the Bible does not.”
God“I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.”
Business“That God cannot lie, is no advantage to your argument, because it is no proof that priests can not, or that the Bible does not.”
God“The greatest remedy for anger is delay.”
Anger“To say that any people are not fit for freedom, is to make poverty their choice, and to say they had rather be loaded with taxes than not.”
Freedom“Persecution is not an original feature in any religion but it is always the strongly marked feature of all religions established by law.”
Religion“Every religion is good that teaches man to be good and I know of none that instructs him to be bad.”
Good“I believe in the equality of man and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow-creatures happy.”
Equality“Reputation is what men and women think of us character is what God and angels know of us.”
God“My country is the world, and my religion is to do good.”
Good“The instant formal government is abolished, society begins to act. A general association takes place, and common interest produces common security.”
Government“Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man.”
Faith“War involves in its progress such a train of unforeseen circumstances that no human wisdom can calculate the end it has but one thing certain, and that is to increase taxes.”
War“A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue but moderation in principle is always a vice.”
Good“Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil in its worst state, an intolerable one.”
Best“If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.”
Peace“When men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon.”
Men“One good schoolmaster is of more use than a hundred priests.”
Good“Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.”
Freedom“Of all the tyrannies that affect mankind, tyranny in religion is the worst.”
Religion“Is it not a species of blasphemy to call the New Testament revealed religion, when we see in it such contradictions and absurdities.”
Religion“'Tis the business of little minds to shrink but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.”
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