“And of all the plagues with which mankind are cursed, Ecclesiastic tyranny's the worst.”
“The idea of God implies the abdication of human reason and justice; it is the most decisive negation of human liberty and necessarily ends in the enslavement of mankind both in theory and practice.”
“That was just like a demon. Tempt mankind with their weaknesses, play them for fools, then condemn them and spread guilt like a plague...”
“Mankind is a plague. Look at you. You rape and pillage, you suck the Earth dry and kill all your kindred. What species has prospered under man's dominion?”
“There is a very popular opinion that choosing life is inherently superior to choosing death. This belief that life isinherently preferable to death is one of the most widespread superstitions. This bias constitutes one of the most obstinate mythologies of the human species.”