I am convinced that the teaching of the church is in theory a crafty and evil lie, and in practice a concoction of gross superstition and witchcraft

The teaching of the church, theoretically astute, is a lie in practice and a compound of vulgar superstitions and sorcery

The educated minority, although no longer believing in the existing religious teaching, still pretend to believe

It is easier to produce ten volumes of philosophical writing than to put one principle into practice

All governments are in equal measure good and evil. The best ideal is anarchy.

In saying that without the power of the state, evil men would rule over the good. It is taken for granted that the good are precisely those who at the present time have power, and the bad the same who are no subjugated.