The better proof of reverence for that holy name would be not to profane it by making it a topic of legislative discussion.

To the press alone, chequered as it is with abuses, the world is indebted for all the triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity over error and oppression.

How could a readiness for war in time of peace be safely prohibited, unless we could prohibit, in like manner, the preparations and establishments of every hostile nation? The means of security can only be regulated by the means and the danger of attack. They will, in fact, be ever determined by these rules, and by no others . . . . If one nation maintains constantly a disciplined army, ready for service of ambition or revenge, it obliges the most pacific nations who may be within the reach of its enterprises to take corresponding precautions.

For what purpose could the enumeration of particular powers be inserted, if these and all others were meant to be included in the preceding general power?

Truth [comes only] from those ... who cultivate their reason.

The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the state shall not be questioned.

We have seen that the tendency of republican governments is to an aggrandizement of the legislative at the expense of the other departments. The appeals to the people, therefore, would usually be made by the executive and judiciary departments.