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We are ever striving after what is forbidden, and coveting what is denied us.

There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable.

I never will, by any word or act, bow to the shrine of intolerance or admit a right of inquiry into the religious opinions of others.

It's very worrying at this time in the world that any point of view should be prohibited, that's banned, there are heretics that should be burned at the stake.

I do not concern myself with gods and spirits either good or evil nor do I serve any.

I do not mean that you could continue to do this with propriety or even with safety; I merely assert that the power is, in point of fact, in your hands. And for such a power, what a responsibility to God and man!

Let us consider that swearing is a sin of all others peculiarly clamorous, and provocative of Divine judgment.

Complaining is dangerous business. It can damage or even destroy your relationship with God, your relationships with other people, and even with your relationship with yourself.