The civil jury is the most effective form of sovereignty of the people. It defies the aggressions of time and man. During the reigns of Henry VIII (1509-1547) and Elizabeth I (1158-1603), the civil jury did in reality save the liberties of England.

To get the inestimable good that freedom of the press assures one must know how to submit to the inevitable evil it gives rise to.

It is an axiom of political science in the United States that the sole means of neutralizing the effects of newspapers is to multiply their number.

In politics shared hatreds are almost always the basis of friendships.

Despotism can do without faith but freedom cannot.

I do not know if the people of the United States would vote for superior men if they ran for office, but there can be no doubt that such men do not run.

The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults.