Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man. faith & God
One good schoolmaster is of more use than a hundred priests. good
The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion. good & religion
Human nature is not of itself vicious. nature
Time makes more converts than reason. time
Those who want to reap the benefits of this great nation must bear the fatigue of supporting it. great
The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection. smile & strength
He who is the author of a war lets loose the whole contagion of hell and opens a vein that bleeds a nation to death. death & war
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
Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it. freedom & men
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
My country is the world, and my religion is to do good. good & religion
It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry. truth
These are the times that try men's souls. men
Is it not a species of blasphemy to call the New Testament revealed religion, when we see in it such contradictions and absurdities. religion
Every religion is good that teaches man to be good and I know of none that instructs him to be bad. good & religion
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. motivational
It is not a God, just and good, but a devil, under the name of God, that the Bible describes. God & good
If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace. peace
Reputation is what men and women think of us character is what God and angels know of us. God, men & women
But such is the irresistable nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it wants is the liberty of appearing. nature & truth
Persecution is not an original feature in any religion but it is always the strongly marked feature of all religions established by law. religion
When men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon. men
Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best stage, is but a necessary evil in its worst state an intolerable one. best, government & society
Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil in its worst state, an intolerable one. best & government
Suspicion is the companion of mean souls, and the bane of all good society. good & society
We have it in our power to begin the world over again. power
The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance. fear, power & strength
I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children can live in peace. peace & time
Of all the tyrannies that affect mankind, tyranny in religion is the worst. religion
Any system of religion that has anything in it that shocks the mind of a child, cannot be true. religion