No true believer could be intolerant or a persecutor. If I were a magistrate and the law carried the death penalty against atheists, I would begin by sending to the stake whoever denounced another.

Quote by Jean Jacques Rousseau

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I hate books; they only teach us to talk about things we know nothing about.

I hate books; they only teach us to talk about things we know nothing about.

Nature never deceives us; it is always we who deceive ourselves

Nature never deceives us; it is always we who deceive ourselves

We are born weak, we need strength; helpless, we need aid; foolish, we need reason....

We are born weak, we need strength; helpless, we need aid; foolish, we need reason....

The training of children is a profession, where we must know how to waste time...

The training of children is a profession, where we must know how to waste time...

True Christians are made to be slaves, and they know it and do not mind;...

True Christians are made to be slaves, and they know it and do not mind;...

We pity in others only the those evils which we ourselves have experienced.

We pity in others only the those evils which we ourselves have experienced.

Religious persecutors are not believers, they are rascals.

Religious persecutors are not believers, they are rascals.

You forget that the fruits belong to all and that the land belongs to no...

You forget that the fruits belong to all and that the land belongs to no...

Truth is no road to fortune

Truth is no road to fortune

I undertake the same project as Montaigne, but with an aim contrary to his own:...

I undertake the same project as Montaigne, but with an aim contrary to his own:...

How many famous and high-spirited heroes have lived a day too long?

How many famous and high-spirited heroes have lived a day too long?

Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity.

Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity.

The person who has lived the most is not the one with the most years...

The person who has lived the most is not the one with the most years...

I may be no better, but at least I am different.

I may be no better, but at least I am different.

No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.

No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.

Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains.

Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains.

Childhood is the sleep of reason.C

Childhood is the sleep of reason.C

As soon as public service ceases to be the chief business of the citizens, and...

As soon as public service ceases to be the chief business of the citizens, and...

My biggest problem in the big leagues is that I can't figure out how to...

My biggest problem in the big leagues is that I can't figure out how to...

America... just a nation of two hundred million used car salesmen with all the money...

America... just a nation of two hundred million used car salesmen with all the money...