The human race will then become one family, and the world will be the dwelling of Rational Men.

But I would have executed much greater things, had not government always opposed my exertions, and placed others in situations which would have suited my talents.

Nothing would be more profitable to us than a right history of mankind.

And of all illumination which human reason can give, none is comparable to the discovery of what we are, our nature, our obligations, what happiness we are capable of, and what are the means of attaining it.

G is Grace, the Flaming Star is the Torch of Reason. Those who possess this knowledge are indeed Illuminati.

When man lives under government, he is fallen, his worth is gone, and his nature tarnished.

When man lives under government, he is fallen, his worth is gone, and his nature tarnished.