Those who bear equally the burthens of Government should equally participate of its benefits.

Bigotry is the disease of ignorance, of morbid minds; enthusiasm of the free and buoyant. Education and free discussion are the antidotes of both.

Well, Page, I do wish the Devil had old Cooke, for I am sure I never was so tired of an old dull scoundrel in my life ... But the old-fellows say we must read to gain knowledge; and gain knowledge to make us happy and be admired. Mere jargon! Is there any such thing as happiness in this world? No.

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

[The People] are the ultimate, guardians of their own liberty.

The fantastical idea of virtue and the public good being a sufficient security to the state against the commission of crimes, which you say you have heard insisted on by some, I assure you was never mine.

The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people; that... it is their right and duty to be at all times armed.