He alone who walks strict and upright, and who, in matters of opinion, will be contented that others should be as free as himself and acquiesce when his opinion is freely overruled, will attain his object in the end.

Courts love the people always, as wolves do the sheep.

Our ancestors ... possessed a right, which nature has given to all men, of departing from the country in which chance, not choice has placed them.

A rising nation, spread over a wide and fruitful Land, traversing all the seas with the rich production of their Industry.

Natural rights [are] the objects for the protection of which society is formed and municipal laws established.

Take things always by their smooth handle.

All men are created equal and have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.