Laws that forbid the carrying of arms disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes.

I am tired of a life of contention, and of being the personal object for the hatred of every man, who hates the present state of things.

A morsel of genuine history is a thing so rare as to be always valuable.

The expedition of Messrs. Lewis & Clarke for exploring the river Missouri, & the best communication from that to the Pacific ocean, has had all the success which could have been expected.

The sentiments of men are known not only by what they receive, but what they reject also.

I'd rather have newspapers and no government than government and no newspapers.

In a government bottomed on the will of all, the... liberty of every individual citizen becomes interesting to all.