The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.

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.

One good schoolmaster is of more use than a hundred priests.

It is not a God, just and good, but a devil, under the name of God, that the Bible describes.

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

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

Suspicion is the companion of mean souls, and the bane of all good society.

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

The instant formal government is abolished, society begins to act. A general association takes place, and common interest produces common security.

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.