As long as the reason of man continues fallible, and he is at liberty to exercise it, different opinions will be formed.

It is of great importance in a republic, not only to guard the society against the oppression of its rulers; but to guard one part of the society against the injustice of the other part.

The establishment of the chaplainship to Congress is a palpable violation of ... constitutional principles.

... the State Legislatures will jealously and closely watch the operations of this Government, and be able to resist with more effect every assumption of power, than any other power on earth can do; and the greatest opponents to a Federal Government admit the State Legislatures to be sure guardians of the people's liberty.

I flatter myself [we] have in this country extinguished forever the ambitious hope of making laws for the human mind.

Before any man can be considered as a member of Civil Society, he must be considered as a subject of the Governour of the Universe: And if a member of Civil Society, do it with a saving of his allegiance to the Universal Sovereign. We maintain therefore that in matters of Religion, no man's right is abridged by the institution of Civil Society and that Religion is wholly exempt from its cognizance.

The rights of man as the foundation of just Government had been long understood but the superstructures projected had been sadly defective