It is vain to talk of the interest of the community, without understanding what is the interest of the individual

It is vain to talk of the interest of the community, without understanding what is the interest of the individual

Is it possible for a man to move the earth? Yes; but he must first find out another earth to stand upon.

The word "independence" is united to the accessory ideas of dignity and virtue. The word "dependence" is united to the ideas of inferiority and corruption.

Bodies are real entities. Surfaces and lines are but fictitious entities. A surface without depth, a line without thickness, was never seen by any man; no; nor can any conception be seriously formed of its existence.

Without publicity, no good is permanent; under the auspices of publicity, no evil can continue.

The day may come when the rest of the animal creation may acquire those rights which never could have been withholden from them but by the hand of tyranny.