,,! ,,"* ,,( ,a ,,prie/  ,by            
,philan?ropos  ,london3  ,pr9t$ ,&      
,publi%$ ,by ,r4 ,c>lile1 #ee1          
,fleet-,/reet  #ahba4  ,price ,twop5ce  
,,! ,,"* ,,( ,a ,,prie/  ,nature        
pregnant ) equality1 ) ju/ice1 &        
g5]osity1 has giv5 all m5 ! same        
organization1 ! same functions1 ! same  
p[]s2 %e has nei!r creat$ high] nor l[]1
 sup]ior nor inf]ior1 ma/] nor slave2   
inequality w\ld imply monopoly2         
monopoly1 p>tiality2 & p>tiality1 div9e 
inju/ice2 all ! op]ations ( ,nature are 
simple1 j1 equitable1 & inv>iable3 no?+ 
is done at r&om1 no?+ is effect$ by     
*ance1 no?+ is ! result ( unc]ta9 laws4 
,! op]ations ( ,nature1 ! physical laws 
( m5 & ( morality are z uni=m z !       
revolutions ( ! sol> sy/em2 e action is 
consi/5t ) ! ess5ce ( ! act+ body2 no?+ 
c act inconsi/5tly ) its elem5ts4 ,all  
,nature acts 9 con=mity ) univ]sal laws2
 man =ms an integral "p ( ,nature1 & mu/
 act 9 unison ) 8 elem5ts2 ! laws (     
,nature are beyond human contr\l1 !y are

 indep5d5t ( man1 un*angeable by any p[]
 less ?an ! contriv]2 ! laws ( ,nature  
are nei!r arre/$1 int]rupt$1 biass$1 or 
controv]t$ by v5al1 bigot$1 fanatical   
,prie/s4  ,a ,prie/ has ! same ess5ce1  
is compos$ ( ! same elem5ts1 end[$ ) !  
same organization z o!r m52 he has no m 
natural comm&1 no great] p[]1 no great] 
"r2 ,prie/s d n come into ! _w )        
crosi]s1 or )1 mitres1 or ) ros>ies2 !  
revolutions ( matt] create & de/roy !m2 
!y are decompos$ z a c[ or a cabbage4 ,x
 is n ,nature1 b ! folly ( man t has    
giv5 consequ5ce to ! ,prie/2 all !      
weal?1 all ! advancem5t1 all ! p[] !    
,prie/s enjoy1 are acquir$ by hypocrisy1
 by p]jury1 by extortion1 & by sw9dl+3 !
 trade is f\nd$ 9 fraud1 9 blasphemy1 & 
impiety2 matur$ by cupidity1 by v5ality1
 & by mask$ villa9y4 ,! impo/or pret5ds 
to h exclusive access to exclusive fav\r
 f ! ,deity4  ,x is by inflexible tru?1 
by ! inv>iable laws ( ,nature1 t !      
impo/or w be analyz$2 br+ him to ! %r9e 
( reason1 d5ude him ( 8 robes1 ( 8 mask1

 ( 8 hypocrisy1 he is n m ?an man by    
,nature1 b worse by morality1 inasmu* z 
he is cov]$ by infam\s (f5ces2 h[ev]    
int5tion may op]ate1 h[ev] simplicity   
may be delud$1 !re _c be "o hone/1 "o   
indep5d5t1 & "o intellig5t man among !  
:ole body ( ,prie/s2 bigots by          
education1 di%one/ by trade1 ignorant ( 
! fir/ pr9ciples ( sci5ce1 !y mu/       
necess>ily be sup]/iti\s1 cruel1 &      
v9dictive2 :atev] purity1 :atev]        
humility1 :atev] c&\r1 ! ,prie/ may     
pr(ess1 is resolvable into individual   
int]e/2 he has no p>5t b av>ice1 no ,god
 b money4 ,al?\gh ! ,evangeli/s1 !      
,prie/s1 ! sacr$ impo/ors1 are simil> by
 nature1 simil>ly educat$ 9 *icane &    
hypocrisy1 !y d n agree 9 any "o        
religi\s pr(ession3 ! ,bonzes1 !        
,muftis1 & ! ,prie/s1 h diff]5t *ur*es1 
diff]5t ,gods1 diff]5t cre$s4 ,religi\s 
impo/ors uni=mly co9cide 9 plund]+ ! p2 
!re is no o!r symptom ( simil>ity1 no   
atom ( cohesion1 b rap9e1 among ,prie/s3
 ,god is made some?+ & no?+1 e :]e & no 

:]e2 he is "o ?+ at ,ispahan1 ano!r at  
,con/ant9ople1 & a ?ird at ,rome2 :at is
 religion at "o place1 is blasphemy at  
ano!r4  ,if tru? 0 z mutable1 z liable  
to *ange1 z subject to v>iation1 z !    
dogmas ( ,prie/s1 conflict+ op9ions w\ld
 act to mutual de/ruction4 ,god1 act+   
always ?r\gh ,nature1 always by univ]sal
 & self-evid5t laws1 w\ld n p]mit a ?\s&
 sects ( ignorant1 pr(ane1 impi\s1      
blasphem+ ,prie/s1 to mislead1 impov]i%1
 & b>b>ize ! p4 ,if ,god manife/$       
himself ?r\gh ! m$ium ( ,prie/s1 (      
*ur*es1 & ( cre$s1 x w\ld be by means z 
self-evid5t z univ]sal1 & z c&id &      
inv>iable z ! rotations ( ! sol> sy/em2 
x w\ld n be by />vation at "o h\r1 &    
gluttony at ano!r2 or kneel+1 t5?s1     
pilgrimages1 exorcisms1 spr9kl+s1       
crosses1 sacram5ts1 ablutions1          
circumcision1 & gibb]i%4  ,religion is a
 matt] ( imag9ation1 ( fiction1 an      
hypo!sis1 & n ( fact3 ! multif>i\s      
dogmas ( sect>ians1 demon/rate !        
multiplicity ( vap\rs & conjectures2    

:ile m5 reason f false pr9ciples1       
religions w multiply to inf9ity4        
,philosoph]s h only "o ,god--! ,god (   
,nature2 b rogui% ,prie/s1 old wom5 &   
fools h an endless numb]2 e ar*-impo/or 
has pr(anely made a ,god ( 8 own2       
,prie/ly g5ius1 pregnant ) extortion1 & 
cogitat+ m effectually to pick pockets1 
) 8 own new trap1 ?an ) ! /ale tool (   
o!r m51 has giv5 rise to a multitude (  
diurnal ,deities1 if we witness$ z _m   
v>iations 9 ! laws ( ,nature z 9 !      
,prie/-trade1 ! ,prie/s might insi/ t "s
 att5tion %\ld be giv5 to ! bus9ess (   
fraud & cant4 ,e ,prie/ diff]s f e o!r  
,prie/1 & all diff] f ! tru?2 ! ,deity  
does n op]ate by /eal?1 he does n "w    
cl&e/9ely 9 holes & corn]s1 z !         
miracle-mong]s atte/1 b g5]ally1 op5ly1 
9 ! face ( day1 be=e all ! _w1 9 8      
works3 he does n skulk 9 mosques1 9     
*ur*es1 or 9 wild]nesses1 b is equally e
 :]e2 he kn[s no m ( ! cross1 ! cresc5t1
 or ! crosi]1 ?an he does ( a           
tobacco-pipe1 a mile-po/1 or a          

broom-/ick4 ,if !re is "o man m wick$   
?an ano!r x is ! impo/or1 & ! ly+1 *eat+
 ,prie/--! mislead] ( innoc5t1          
in(f5sive1 unsuspect+ m52 ! m ! ,prie/s 
pr(ess to believe1 ! great] is !        
iniquity1 & impiety1 & hypocrisy--! m   
religion !y believe1 ! less morality !y 
practice4 ,! p %\ld believe ! ,prie/s :5
 !y pr(ess pr9ciples consi/5t ) ,nature1
 & scorn !m3 :5 !y claim belief 9       
inconceivable & false enigmas2 att5tion 
is to be giv5 :5 ass]tion is demon/rable
 by collat]al facts & n to matt]s (     
fai?1 my/]y & sup]/ition2 ! ,prie/s are 
m likely to tell lies1 sw9dle & deceive 
! p1 ?an ! ,deity is to be cruel1       
inconsi/5t1 impot5t1 & enigmatical2     
believe no?+ out ( ! ord] ( ,nature2 !  
ass]tion ( ev5 "o ?\s& hone/ fanatics   
w\ld be inadequate to induce any s5sible
 man to believe t ! c\rse ( ,nature 0   
*ang$ = "o mom5t4  ,! ,prie/s knew x    
w\ld be useless to sp5d _! "t 9         
declamation1 9 ana!mas1 9 d5unciation1  
aga9/ su* z w\ld n f m]c5>y motives1 or 

good s5se1 pay ti!s1 & fe$ ! idol (     
sup]/ition2 to en=ce _! doctr9es1 to    
support _! extortion1 to effect _!      
unholy rap9e1 !y fallaci\sly promulgat$ 
po/hum\s torture2 !y inv5t$ a ,hell1 to 
agonize1 to rack1 to torm5t su* z w\ld n
 help to support ! imposition4 ,!       
,prie/s "k _! ,hell is n a place (      
actual exi/5ce1 b a bugbe>1 & ! ,devil1 
! head ma/]1 is inv5t$1 is us$ z an     
empty+-pocket tool2 su* z d n believe   
?is pick-pocket ma*9]y1 su* z d n suff] 
!mselves to be dup$1 misl$1 & plund]$1  
by hypocrites1 sw9dl]s1 rogues1 &       
extortion]s1 are reproa*$ z crim9als1 z 
s9n]s1 z blasphem]s1 z infidels1 & z    
lunatics1 & doom$ to suff] ev]la/+      
torture4 ,is x likely t a j1 wise1 &    
b5evol5t ,deity w\ld ?us unm]cifully    
puni% innoc5t m5 = refus+ to contribute 
to ! lascivi\sness1 lic5ti\sness1 &     
drunk5ness1 ( a vagabond1 blasphem+     
,prie/hood8 !re is no great] impiety ?an
 attribut+ su* enormity to a wise &     
p>5tal ,god6 ,! pr(anity ( ,prie/s _c be

 suffici5tly deprecat$ = all$g+ su*     
mon/r\s inju/ice to ! ,deity1 & ass]t+ t
 he has m horrible p[]s1 pr9ciples1 &   
actions ?an ! ,devil2 ! latt] is g5]\s1 
brave1 & =be>+1 comp>$ ) _! ,god1 to :om
 !y attribute malice1 rev5ge1 cruelty1  
fallacy1 & p]secution to a :ole race ( p
 because a poor1 ignorant1 exhau/$ woman
 happ5$ to rob an apple-tree1 z he      
p]mits s*ool-boys to d ) impunity daily3
 ev5 ! ,prie/s mu/ all[ he does n ?9k s 
mu* ( 8 apples z =m]ly4 ,! ,prie/s %\ld 
build alt>s & (f] apples to ! ,"l to act
 consi/5tly4  ,! ,prie/s are fam\s      
ma!maticians2 !y c demon/rate t "o is   
equal to ?ree1 or t ?ree equals "o2 ?ree
 et]nals is equal to "o et]nal1 & "o    
holy equal to ?ree holies6  ,to please !
 ,deity is to act consi/5t ) 8 ways2 8  
desire1 8 int5tion1 8 object1 is        
manife/$ 9 ! organization ( nature1 & z 
indep5d5ce & equality are ! pr$om9at+   
features 9 nature1 s ^? :o mo/ /r5u\sly 
advocate ^? pr9ciples are ! mo/         
religi\s1 ! mo/ patriotic1 ! mo/        

praisewor?y among m54  ,! contr>y policy
 ( ,prie/s1 de/9$ solely to aggr&ize _! 
trade1 is debas+ ! ,deity1 degrad+ man1 
& trampl+ ^u 8 creation4 ,:atev] !      
,deity values1 ,prie/s despise2 ) a v&al
 f]ocity !y attack :atev] does n t5d to 
secure1 enl>ge1 or multiply ! emolum5ts 
( ! mosque & ! *ur*2 x is n1 9 fact1    
ab\t ! *ur* !y bick]1 nor ab\t s\ls &   
religion1 b ab\t ti!s & (f]+s3 ! conduct
 ( m5 is immat]ial1 !y h a lic5ce to    
commit any crime1 s long z !y w pay     
money = absolution & subscribe to !     
sanctity ( ti!s4 ,!re is no competition 
among ,prie/s :o %all d ! utmo/ degree (
 good1 b :o %all h ! p[] ( ti?+ &       
deceiv+ ! p3 if ! p _h suffici5t s5se !y
 w\ld treat all ,prie/s z ! diff]5t k9ds
 ( ,prie/s treat ea* o!r--z hypocrites &
 impo/ors2 con/ant 9 jeal\sy1 con/ant 9 
acrimoni\s opposition & mutual abuse1 e 
ord]1 e g5us1 are cont5d+ = ! spoil (   
cr$ulity4  ,! ,prie/s are ! enemies (   
lib]ty1 ! adv]s>ies ( free discussion1 &
 ! opposite ( equality1 con/antly       

conspir+ aga9/ a p enjoy+ ! bless+s (   
fre$om1 con/antly fett]+1 debas+1 &     
insult+ ! slave4 ,:ile ! ,prie/ is too  
weak to be intol]ant1 he is flatt]+1    
deceitful1 mean & s]vile2 b :5 fraud has
 elevat$ him to p[]1 he is arbitr>y &   
dom9e]+1 inflat$ ) despotism1 )         
insol5ce1 & ) vanity4  ,! multitude (   
assass9ations1 ( massacres & ( w>s--!   
av>ice1 ! villa9y1 ! bigotry &          
bloody-m9d$ness ( ,prie/s h occasion$1  
exce$s ! p[]s ( calculation2 ! numb] (  
religi\s murd]s is lo/ 9 figures2 e     
field has groan$ "u an alt> (           
immolation2 ! vegetation ( e c\ntry has 
be5 f]tiliz$1 & ! /reets ( e t[n delug$ 
) blood %$ by ! ma*9ations ( ,prie/s2   
look at t fact1 = ! b5efit ( y\r        
religion1 y foll[]s ( ! cross & !       
cresc5t2 cant no m ab\t y\r ju/ice1 y\r 
g5]osity1 y\r =be>ance1 y\r humanity1   
y\r meekness1 or y\r c&\r4 ,! ,prie/s h 
be51 = selfi% purposes1 ! orators &     
fom5tors ( mo/ ( ! mis*iefs t h         
disgrac$1 p>alyz$1 & disfigur$ ! fair "*

 ( human nature3 x is disgraceful to any
 man to be se5 9 a dispute betwe5       
,prie/s & k+s2 z hypocrites1 z impo/ors1
 z common rogues1 m5 ( wisdom w nev]    
p>ticipate1 nev] be int]e/$1 nev] be    
dup$ by ! qu>rels1 & ! envi\s           
animosities ( ! sw9dl+ trades4  ,all !  
,prie/s--all t live by ! trade (        
hypocrisy1 all t live by sacr$          
imposition1 are blasphem]s1 are         
infidels1 are p]v]t]s ( ! tru?1 are !   
di/ort]s ( ! w & object ( ! ,deity2 &   
su* z mo/ assidu\sly attempt to dispel !
 delusion1 are mo/ religi\s 9 ! eyes (  
,god4 ,blasphemy is n an (f5ce aga9/    
tru?1 b ! (f5ce ( tru? aga9/            
,prie/craft4  ,not)/&+ ! bick]+1 !      
animosity1 & ! jeal\sy ! ,prie/s ent]ta9
 t[>ds ea* o!r1 !y are consi/5t1 !y are 
unanim\s1 !y are comb9$ 9 prosecut+ any 
man :o has ability1 :o has hone/y1 & :o 
has indep5d5ce to attack ! fraud &      
hypocrisy by :i* !y live2 :oev] attempts
 to analyze ! f>ce1 to unveil !         
imposition ( reveal$ religion1 is sure  

to be attack$ by ,bi%ops1 by ,imans1 by 
,bonzes1 & by ,muftis2 tru? acts ^u ^!  
animals z light does ^u ! organization (
 bats & owls1 & o!r reptiles1 at        
mid-day4