For He, who gave this vast machine to roll,
Breathed Life in then, in us a Reasoning Soul;
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For He, who gave this vast machine to roll,
Breathed Life in then, in us a Reasoning Soul;
That kindred feelings might our state improve,
And mutual wants conduct to mutual love.

It is not human nature we should accuse but the despicable conventions that pervert it.

It is not human nature we should accuse but the despicable conventions that pervert it.

Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?

Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?

The natural man has only two primal passions: to get and beget.

The natural man has only two primal passions: to get and beget.

We have believed--and we do believe now--that freedom is indivisible, that peace is indivisible, that economic prosperity is indivisible.

We have believed--and we do believe now--that freedom is indivisible, that peace is indivisible, that economic prosperity is indivisible.

There is nothing on earth divine except humanity.

There is nothing on earth divine except humanity.

The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.

The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.

My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we read more

My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind.

Humanism, it seems, is almost impossible in America where material progress is part of the national romance whereas in Europe read more

Humanism, it seems, is almost impossible in America where material progress is part of the national romance whereas in Europe such progress is relished because it feels nice.