“The true Mason does not hold or teach the attitude that, I am a Master Mason now and thus I no longer need to be concerned with using the working tools because they were given in the earlier degrees.” NeedsDoeGivenAttitudeTeachMastersDegreesConcernedToolsMasonsMasonic Author:William Howard Taft
“The true Mason is ever vigilant for subtle traces of character and personality flaws which daily experience brings out.” CharacterPersonalitySubtleFlawsVigilantMasonsMasonicPersonality FlawsDaily Experience Author:William Howard Taft
“The true Mason never hesitates to use the working tools to correct personal flaws.” UseToolsFlawsMasonsMasonic Author:William Howard Taft
“The true Mason takes full responsibility for the condition of his character and ever strives for its perfection.” CharacterResponsibilityConditionsPerfectionStriveStrifeMasonsMasonic Author:William Howard Taft
“The true Mason is the Tiler of the Temple of the Heart.” HeartTemplesMasonsMasonic Author:William Howard Taft
“The true Mason ever strives to cultivate Masonry in his/her life to the fullest degree possible.” DegreesStriveStrifeMasonsMasonicMasonry Author:William Howard Taft
“The true Mason's level of discernment increases with every use of the working tools, because the true Mason is ever working on him/her self.” SelfUseLevelsToolsIncreaseDiscernmentMasonsMasonic Author:William Howard Taft
“The underlying principle of Masonry is the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man. In this war we are engaging in upholding these principles and our enemies are attacking them.” MenWarEnemyPrinciplesBrotherhoodFatherhoodEngagingAttackingMasonicMasonryBrotherhood Of Man Author:William Howard Taft
“There are great truths at the foundation of Freemasonry, truths which it is its mission to teach and which is constituting the very essence of, that sublime system which gives the venerable institution its peculiar identity as a science of morality, and it behooves every disciple diligently to ponder and inwardly digest.” GivingTeachIdentityMoralityEssenceInstitutionsFoundationMissionsPeculiarDiscipleSublimePonderingMasonicFreemasonry Author:Albert Pike
“We Masons are among the fortunate ones who are taught to meet together with others opposing convictions or competitive ideas and yet respect each other as Brothers.” IdeasTogetherTaughtBrotherConvictionFortunateOpposingMasonsMasonicRespect Each Other Author:Albert Pike
“What is the purpose for which Masonry exists? Its ultimate purpose is the perfection of humanity. Mankind it self is still in a period of youth. We are only now beginning to acquire a consciousness of the social aim of civilization, which is man's perfection. Such perfection can never end with physical perfection, which is only the means to the end or spiritual perfection.” MenMeanStillsEndsSelfSpiritualPurposeHumanitySocialConsciousnessMankindYouthPeriodsCivilizationPerfectionUltimateAimAcquireMasonicMasonrySpiritual Perfection Author:Albert Pike
“Mysteries, like the Masonic rites, are ones parents and elders are sworn not to reveal to the uninitiated, which include all children. And so we sought for signs.” ChildrenParentMysteryEldersRiteMasonic Author:Anthony Hecht
“The Jesuits…are a secret society – a sort of Masonic order – with superadded features of revolting odiousness, and a thousand times more dangerous.” OrderSecretDangerousThousandFeaturesMasonicSecret SocietyJesuit Author:Samuel Morse
“To you, Sovereign Grand Inspectors General (33rd Degree Masons), we say this, that you may repeat it to the Brethren of the 32nd, 31st, and 30th degrees: 'The Masonic religion should be, by all of us initiates of the high degrees, maintained in the purity of the Luciferian doctrine.'” ShouldMayDegreesDoctrineRepeatsPurityDogmaSovereignBrethrenInitiateLuciferMasonsMasonicMasonryFreemasonryInspectors Author:Albert Pike