“It stands to reason that he who would cure a moral ailment must be practically acquainted with it in all its bearings.”

“All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression. ”

“The ideal reasoner would, when he had once been shown a single fact in all its bearings, deduce from it not only all the chain of events which led up to it but also the results which would follow from it.”

“Ignorance is a virus. Once it starts spreading, it can only be cured by reason. For the sake of humanity, we must be that cure.”

“Pure practical reason, even with a good knowledge of the facts, will not take you to morality.”

“The same president who has insisted that core moralism drives him has brought America to its lowest moral standing in history.”