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[n regard to Jesus believing himself inspired]This belief carried no more personal imputation than the belief of Socrates that he was under the care a...more

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Question with boldness even the existence of aGod; because, if there be one, he must more approve ofthe homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear...more

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Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blind-folded ...more

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I may grow rich by an art I am compelled to follow I may recover health by medicines I am compelled to take against my own judgment but I cannot be sa...more

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I am for freedom of religion, and against all maneuvers to bring about a legal ascendency of one sect over another.

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They (religions) dread the advance of science as witches do the approach of daylight and scowl on the fatal harbinger announcing the subversions of th...more

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The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty ...more

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Neither Pagan nor Mahamedan nor Jew ought to be excluded from the civil rights of the Commonwealth because of his religion. -quoting John Locke's argu...more

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If we could believe that he [Jesus] really countenanced the follies, the falsehoods, and the charlatanism which his biographers [Gospels] father on hi...more