The privileged man, whether he be privileged politically or economically, is a man depraved in intellect and heart.

The liberty of man consists solely in this, that he obeys the laws of nature because he has himself recognized them as such, and not because they have been imposed upon him externally by any foreign will whatsoever, human or divine, collective or individual.

Therefore, if God existed, only in one way could he serve human liberty - by ceasing to exist.

He who desires to worship God must harbor no childish illusions about the matter but bravely renounce his liberty and humanity.

Look at Christ, my dear friend: His life was divine through and through, full of self-denial, and He did everything for mankind, finding His satisfaction and His delight in the dissolution of His material being.

Only individuals, and a small number of them at that, can be carried away by an abstract and "pure" idea. The millions, the masses, not only of the proletariat but also of the enlightened and privileged classes, are carried away only by the power and logic of "facts".