I discharge every person under punishment or prosecution under the Sedition Law, because I considered, and now consider, that law to be a nullity as absolute and palpable as if Congress had ordered us to fall down and worship a golden image.

It is strangely absurd to suppose that a million of human beings, collected together, are not under the same moral laws which bind each of them separately.

The merchants will manage [commerce] the better, the more they are left free to manage for themselves.

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

With the same honest views, the most honest men often form different conclusions.

Truth is great and will prevail if left to herself.

Health is the requisite after morality