An injustice to one is a threat made to all

Better it is to say that the government most comfortable to nature is that which best agrees with the humor and disposition of the people in whose favor it is established.

Laws undertake to punish only overt acts.

It is unreasonable ... to oblige a man not to attempt the defense of his own life.

Friendship is an arrangement by which we undertake to exchange small favors for big ones.

We ought to be very cautious and circumspect in the prosecution of magic and heresy. The attempt to put down these two crimes may be extremely perilous to liberty.

In the matter of dress one should always keep below one's ability.