“The Vatican is a dagger in the heart of Italy.” — Thomas Paine

It is not a field of a few acres of ground, but a cause, that we are defending, and whether we defeat the enemy in one battle, or by degrees, the consequences will be the same.

We can only reason from what is; we can reason on actualities, but not on possibilities.

My mind is my own church.

Persecution is not an original feature in any religion; but it is always the strongly marked feature of all religions established by law.