To possess ourselves of a clear idea of what government is, or ought to be, we must trace it to its origin.

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

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

A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.

He who dares not offend cannot be honest.

[A]ll churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Muslim, are simply human inventions. They use fear to enslave us. They are a monopoly for power and profit.

If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.

Religion is a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalize humankind; and, for my part, I sincerely detest it as I detest everything that is cruel.

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

Nothing truly valuable can be achieved except by the unselfish cooperation of many individuals.

There's no room for petty grievances in politics.

I entreat you to leave your work at home to the many who are ready to undertake it, and to come forth yourselves to reap this field now white to the harvest.

Never run a bluff with a six-gun.

It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery.

Let me tell you, if Hillary Clinton's president of the United States, nothing's going to happen. It's just going to be talk.

You know you're in trouble when your own imagination starts punishing you.

In Berlin Jews controlled almost one hundred percent of the theaters and cinemas before the rise to power.

since we must eat to live, we might as well do it with both grace and gusto.

A man is like a novel: until the very last page you don't know how it will end. Otherwise it wouldn't be worth reading.