“Too long right and wrong, good and evil have been inverted by false prophets!Compton”

“No creed must be accepted upon authority of a “divine” nature. Religions must be put to th question. No moral dogma must be taken for granted-no standard of measurement deified. There is nothing inherently sacred about moral codes. Like the wooden idols of long ago, they are the work of human hands, and what man has made, man can destroy!Compton”

“Too long the dead hand has been permitted to sterilize living thought!Compton”

“I request reason for your golden rule and ask the why and wherefore of your commandments.Compton”

“Before none of your printed idols do I bend in acquiescence, he who saith “thou shalt not” to me is my mortal foe!Compton”

“No hoary falsehood shall conventions that do not lead to my earthly success and happiness.Compton”

“I raise up in stern invasion the standard of the strong!Compton”

“I gaze into the glassy eye of yoursome god, and pluck him by the beard; I uplift a broad-axe, and split open his worm-eaten skull!Compton”

“I will confess to you that, you know, one of the statements that’s been attributed to me that I’m sort of proud of is somebody said, you know, “What do we do about Osama bin Laden?” And they asked me, “Can we forgive him?” And I said, “Forgiveness is up to God. I just hope we hurry up the meeting.” And that’s the way I feel about him, really. [8 February 2003 show of Meet The Press, NBC News]”