Man, whatever be his country, has the same rights in one place as another—the rights of universal citizenship.
XXI.
The government of a country ought to be perfectly indifferent to every opinion. Religious differences, the bloodiest and most rancorous of all, spring from partiality.
XXII.
A delegation of individuals, for the purpose of securing their rights, can have no undelegated power of restraining the expression of their opinion.
XXIII.
Belief is involuntary; nothing involuntary is meritorious or reprehensible. A man ought not to be considered worse or better for his belief.
XXIV.
A Christian, a Deist, a Turk, and a Jew, have equal rights: they are men and brethren.