The greatest tyrannies are always perpetuated in the name of the noblest causes.

If I do not believe as you believe, it proves that you do not believe as I believe, and that is all that it proves.

The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.

Reason obeys itself, and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.

Our greatest enemies, the ones we must fight most often, are within.

The slavery of fear had made men afraid to think.

It is the duty of every man, as far as his ability extends, to detect and expose delusion and error.

I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children can live in peace.

He who dares not offend cannot be honest.

You cannot undermine police authority and then complain about rising crime.

A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

It’s really fun to put yourself into a character – into shoes you wouldn’t normally be in.

I don’t think a song should be put in a category.

There are alway going to be bad things. But you can write it down and make a song out of it.

Some artists just ruin their voices because they don’t know any better.

People are terrified of me, and I want them to be.

Don’t make me not a role model because you’re turned on by me.

If I’m in a bad mood, or if I’m uncomfortable, it’s probably what I’m wearing that’s making me feel that way.