The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.

Though [the people] may acquiesce, they cannot approve what they do not understand.

If ignorance is bliss, why aren't more people happy?

I am not myself apt to be alarmed at innovations recommended by reason. That dread belongs to those whose interests or prejudices shrink from the advance of truth and science.

An occasional insurrection will not weigh against the inconveniences of a government of force, such as are monarchies and aristocracies.

A little rebellion now and then is a good thing. Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God. In order to flourish, the tree of Liberty needs the blood of patriots and tyrants.

Morals were too essential to the happiness of man, to be risked on the uncertain combinations of the head. Nature laid their foundation, therefore, in sentiment, not in science.