#doctrine

"Redemption, n. Deliverance of sinners from the penalty of their sin through their murder of the deity against whom they sinned. The doctrine of Redemption is the fundamental mystery of our holy religions, and whoso believeth in it shall not perish, but have everlasting life in which to try to understand it."

"Without the voice of reason, every faith is its own curse."(History Will Teach Us Nothing)"

"In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity."

"I have no desire for others to take it on themselves to analyze my thoughts. I am without thoughts. I have never, not even once, acted on the basis of any doctrine or philosophy.I am convinced that those people whom the world considers good and respects are all liars and fakes. I do not trust the world."

"Laws and principles are not for the times when there is no temptation: they are for such moments as this, when body and soul rise in mutiny against their rigour ... If at my convenience I might break them, what would be their worth?"

"He that has doctrinal knowledge and speculation only, without affection, never is engaged in the business of religion."

"If your doctrine changed for the better yet your character changed for the worse, you changed for the worse."