In politics, as in religion, it is equally absurd to aim at making proselytes by fire and sword. Heresies in either can rarely be cured by persecution.
A government cannot be premised on the belief that all persons are created equal when it asserts that god prefers some
By our form of government, the Christian religion is the established religion... .
I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature.
I... [am] convinced [man] has no natural right in opposition to his social duties.