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

Is it conceivable that a newly emancipated people can soar to the heights of liberty, and, unlike Icarus, neither have its wings melt nor fall into an abyss? Such a marvel is inconceivable and without precedent. There is no reasonable probability to bolster our hopes.

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

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

Flee the country where a lone man holds all power: It is a nation of slaves.

It is harder to maintain the balance of freedom than it is to endure the weight of tyranny.

A people that loves freedom will in the end be free.