Nothing, they say is more certain than death, and nothing more uncertain than the time of dying
Time makes more converts than reason.
One of the strongest natural proofs of the folly of hereditary right in kings, is, that nature disapproves it, otherwise, she would not so frequently turn it into ridicule by giving mankind an ass for...
Is it not a species of blasphemy to call the New Testament revealed religion, when we see in it such contradictions and absurdities.
Of all the tyrannies that affect mankind, tyranny in religion is the worst; every other species of tyranny is limited to the world we live in; but this attempts to stride beyond the grave, and seeks t...
Freedom had been hunted round the globe; reason was considered as rebellion; and the slavery of fear had made men afraid to think. But such is the irresistible nature of truth, that all it asks, and a...
My own mind is my own church.
When my country, into which I had just set my foot, was set on fire about my ears, it was time to stir. It was time for every man to stir.
An army of principles can penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.
A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right.
I choose my life to this free. I choose my life to be this way
Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value. I love the man that can smile in trouble,...
Of all the tyrannies that affect mankind, tyranny in religion is the worst.
My country is the world, and my religion is to do good.
He that rebels against reason is a real rebel, but he that in defence of reason rebels against tyranny has a better title to Defender of the Faith, than George the Third.
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.
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 consc...
Let a crown be placed thereon, by which the world may know, that so far as we approve of monarcy, that in America the law is King. For as in absolute governments the King is law, so in free countries...
When men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon.