"The greatest services that can be rendered unto mankind are those which promote the general good."

"The only religion that can stand the test of time is that which is founded on the immutable principles of good and evil."

"Ignorance is of a peculiar nature; once dispelled, it is impossible to reestablish it."

"It [hereditary succession] appears under all the various characters of childhood, decrepitude, dotage, a thing at nurse, in leading-strings, or in crutches. It reverses the wholesome order of nature. …"

"He that is not a patriot, if he has the soul of a man, must be a traitor."