Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory.
We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us but we sip only little by...
If there is one realm in which it is essential to be sublime it is in...
Power acquired by violence is only a usurpation and lasts only as long as...
Poetry must have something in it that is barbaric vast and wild.
Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the particular...
Our observation of nature must be diligent our reflection profound and our...
It is not human nature we should accuse but the despicable conventions that...
No man has received from nature the right to command his fellow human beings.
Civilisation has ever accompanied emigration and conquest - the conflict of...
Religion is no more the parent of morality than an incubator is the mother of...
Religion is the idol of the mob it adores everything it does not understand.
When men take pleasure in feeling their minds elevated with strong drink and...
I think I'm fascinated by the power of religion in our culture. Like a lot of...
The advent of a new religion making serious and impressive claims to embody...
I've been a little bit obsessed with religion without being a religious...
I have a strong belief in God... I find religion to be a very personal...
They become the keepers of the mystery. They place themselves between the...