A Divine Falsehood Is More Powerful Than

The Privileged Man, Whether He Be Privileged Politically Or Economically, Is A Man Depraved In Intellect And Heart.

All Religions Are Cruel, All Founded On Blood; For All Rest Principally On The Idea Of Sacrifice - That Is, On The Perpetual Immolation Of Humanity To The Insatiable Vengeance Of Divinity.

Does It Follow That I Reject All Authority? Perish The Thought. In The Matter Of Boots, I Defer To The Authority Of The Boot-maker.

I Am Conscious Of My Inability To Grasp, In All Its Details And Positive Developments, Any Very Large Portion Of Human Knowledge.

Real Humanity Presents A Mixture Of All That Is Most Sublime And Beautiful With All That Is Vilest And Most Monstrous In The World.