“...true authority is not based on control - it's based on truth...”

“I mean that man is ruled by a tyrant whose name is Ignorance, and that is the tyrant I sought to overthrow. That is the tyrant which gave birth to monarchy, and monarchy is authority based on falsehood, whereas knowledge is authority based on truth. Man should be ruled by knowledge.”

“‎"Based on a true story"? No, thanks. I prefer "based on a true imagination".”

“Man has a tyrant, ignorance. I voted for the demise of that particular tyrant. That particular tyrant has engendered royalty, which is authority based on falsehood, whereas science is authority based on truth. Man should be governed by science alone.""And conscience," added the bishop. "It's the same thing. Conscience is the quota of innate science we each have inside us.”

“So beauty is the base of literature, also truth is the base of science and goodness is the base of ethics”

“Reality is based on, and controlled by, our thoughts.”