What an immense mass of evil must result...from allowing men to assume the right of anticipating what may happen.

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.

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

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.

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

He had heard that women often love plain ordinary men, but he did not believe it, because he judged by himself and he could only love beautiful mysterious exceptional women.