If by the liberty of the press were understood merely the liberty of discussing the propriety of public measures and political opinions, let us have as much of it as you please: But if it means the liberty of affronting, calumniating and defaming one another, I, for my part, own myself willing to part with my share of it, whenever our legislators shall please so to alter the law and shall chearfully consent to exchange my liberty of abusing others for the privilege of not being abused myself.

I think that humanity brings much misery on itself by the false value they put on things.

Pity and forbearance should characterize all acts of justice.

People who are willing to give up freedom for the sake of short term security, deserve neither freedom nor security.

Joy doesn't exist in the world, it exists in us.

Without industry and frugality, nothing will do; with them, everything.

Let the experiment be made.