All mankind... being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions.

So difficult it is to show the various meanings and imperfections of words when we have nothing else but words to do it with.

I do not say this, that I think there should be no difference of opinions in conversation, nor opposition in men's discourses... 'Tis not the owning one's dissent from another, that I speak against, but the manner of doing it.

There cannot any one moral rule be proposed whereof a man may not justly demand a reason. Every man has a property in his own person. This nobody has any right to but himself. The people cannot delegate to government the power to do anything which would be unlawful for them to do themselves.

Some eyes want spectacles to see things clearly and distinctly: but let not those that use them therefore say nobody can see clearly without them.

Revolt is the right of the people

Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues.