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Mankind is not likely to salvage civilization unless he can evolve a system of good and evil which is independent of heaven and hell.

The first requisite of civilization is that of justice.

Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.

Evil is not something superhuman, it’s something less than human.

What do you regard as most humane? To spare someone shame.

I do myself a greater injury in lying than I do him of whom I tell a lie.

Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man.

Morality is of the highest importance – but for us, not for God.

I do not believe in the God of theology who rewards good and punishes evil.

I derive no pleasure from prosecuting a man, even though I know he’s guilty; do you think I could sleep at night or look at myself in the mirror in the morning if I hounded an innocent man?