The United States appear to be destined by Providence to plague America with misery in the name of liberty.

The continuation of authority has frequently proved the undoing of democratic governments. Repeated elections are essential to the system of popular governments, because there is nothing so dangerous as to suffer power to be vested for a long time in one citizen. The people become accustomed to obeying him, and he becomes accustomed to commanding, hence the origin of usurpation and tyranny.

Damn it, how will I ever get out of this labyrinth?

When mankind was in its infancy, steeped in uncertainty, ignorance, and error, was it possible to foresee what system it would adopt for preservation.

The freedom of the New World is the hope of the Universe.

Out of the most secure things, the most secure is to doubt.

If Nature is opposed, we will fight her and make her obbey us.