There is no justification for taking away individuals' freedom in the guise of public safety.

My theory has always been, that if we are to dream, the flatteries of hope are as cheap, and pleasanter, than the gloom of despair.

The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.

Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans, and must be that of every free state.

Is uniformity of opinion desirable? No more than that of face and stature.

The olive tree is surely the richest gift of Heaven. I can scarcely expect bread.

The functionaries of every government have propensities to command at will the liberty and property of their constituents. There is no safe deposit for these but with the people themselves, nor can they be safe with them without information. Where the press is free, and every man able to read, all is safe.