"It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so."

"I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do. I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do."

"You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once."

"It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so."

"The pursuit of excellence requires knowing that shadows are only cast by the presence of light."

"The tapestry of existence shows us that shadows are only cast by the presence of light."

"The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity."

"Experience is the stern teacher that gives the examination before the lesson. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds — an essential principle for the reflective life."