"Small islands, not capable of protecting themselves, are the proper objects for kingdoms to take under their care; but there is something absurd, in supposing a continent to be perpetually governed by…"

"The true and only true God is the God of truth."

"Titles are but nicknames, and every nickname is a title."

"The sublime and the ridiculous are often so nearly related, that it is difficult to class them separately."

"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."