A necessary consequent of religious belief is the attaching ideas of merit to that belief, and of demerit to its absence. — Frances Wright
And when did mere preaching do any good? put something in the place of these things. Fill the vacuum of the mind. — Frances Wright
Know why you believe, understand what you believe, and possess a reason for the faith that is in you. — Frances Wright
Look into the nature of things. Search out the grounds of your opinions, the for and against. — Frances Wright
The consequent is, we lose sight of the real basis of morals, and substitute a false one. — Frances Wright
The existing principle of selfish interest and competition has been carried to its extreme point; — Frances Wright