Adam Weishaupt

It was the full conviction of this, and of what could be done, if every man were placed in the office for which he was fitted by nature and a proper education, which first suggested to me the plan of Illumination.

When man lives under government, he is fallen, his worth is gone, and his nature tarnished.

G is Grace, the Flaming Star is the Torch of Reason. Those who possess this knowledge are indeed Illuminati.

Nothing would be more profitable to us than a right history of mankind.

The human race will then become one family, and the world will be the dwelling of Rational Men.