[u]sefulness Is Happiness, And... All Other Things

Even If Nothing Worse Than Wasted Mental Effort Could Be Laid To The Charge Of Theology, That Alone Ought To Be Sufficient To Banish It From The Earth, As One Of The Worst Enemies Of Mankind.

I Do Not Know How The Affair At Canterbury Is Generally Considered; But I Have Heard Individuals Of All Parties And All Opinions Speak Of It And Never Without Merriment Or Indignation. Fifty Years Hence, The Black Laws Of Connecticut Will Be A Greater Source Of Amusement To The Antiquarian, Than Her Famous Blue Laws.

It Is Impossible To Exaggerate The Evil Work Theology Has Done In The World.

Blessed Indeed Is The Man Who Hears Many Gentle Voices Call Him Father.

The Existence Of Very Pious Feelings, In Conjunction With Intolerance, Cruelty, And Selfish Policy, Has Never Ceased To Surprise And Perplex Those Who Have Viewed It Calmly From A Distance. ... It Is Impossible To Exaggerate The Evil Work Theology Has Done In The World. What Destruction Of The Beautiful Monuments Of Past Ages, What Waste Of Life, What Disturbance Of Domestic And Social Happiness, What Perverted Feelings, What Blighted Hearts, Have Always Marked Its Baneful Progress!