“It is necessary to the happiness of man, that he be mentally faithful to himself. Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving; it consists in professing to believe what he does not believe.”

Thomas Paine
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“Any system of religion that has any thing in it that shocks the mind of a child cannot be a true system.”

Thomas Paine
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“Monarchy and succession have laid… The world in blood and ashes.”

Thomas Paine
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“As to religion, I hold it to be the indispensable duty of all government, to protect all conscientious professors thereof, and I know of no other business which government hath to do therewith.”

Thomas Paine
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“Persecution is not an original feature in any religion; but it is always the strongly-marked feature of all law-religions, or religions established by law.”

Thomas Paine
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“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.”

Thomas Paine
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Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.

Albert Einstein
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The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of every day thinking.

Albert Einstein
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The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science.

Albert Einstein
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Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.

Albert Einstein
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