philosophy Quotes

Is it not a species of blasphemy to call the New Testament revealed religion, when we see in it such contradictions and absurdities.

Any system of religion that has anything in it that shocks the mind of a child, cannot be true.

Persecution is not an original feature in any religion; but it is always the strongly marked feature of all religions established by law.

My country is the world, and my religion is to do good.

Every religion is good that teaches man to be good; and I know of none that instructs him to be bad.

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.

But such is the irresistible nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it wants is the liberty of appearing.

The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance.

All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit.

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.