The Word Heretic Ought To

I Do Not Deny "god", Because That Word Conveys To Me No Idea, And I Cannot Deny That Which Presents To Me No Distinct Affirmation, And Of Which The Would-be Affirmer Has No Conception.

If Special Honor Is Claimed For Any, Then Heresy Should Have It As The Truest Servitor Of Human Kind.

Probably They Had Good Reason For Omitting It. A Profane Mind Might Make A Jest Of An Apostle Half Seas Over, And Ridicule An Apostolic Gate-keeper Who Couldn't Keep His Head Above Water.

The Abuse Dies In A Day; But The Denial Slays The Life Of The People And Entombs The Hope Of The Race.

Idle And Meaningless ... A Form Less Solemn To Me Than The Affirmation I Would Have Reverently Made.