Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech.
Benjamin FranklinAll mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move.
Benjamin FranklinThe ordaining of laws in favor of one part of the nation, to the prejudice and oppression of another, is certainly the most erroneous and mistaken policy. An equal dispensation of protection, rights, privileges, and advantages, is what every part is entitled to, and ought to enjoy.
Benjamin Franklin