A little rebellion now and then... is a medicine necessary for the sound health of government.

If we can but prevent the government from wasting the labours of the people, under the pretence of taking care of them, they must become happy.

Preachers dread the advance of science as witches do the approach of daylight.

Printers shall be liable to legal prosecution for printing and publishing false facts injurious to the party prosecuting: but they shall be under no other restraint.

The germ of dissolution of our federal government is in the constitution of the federal judiciary; an irresponsible body, (for impeachment is scarcely a scare-crow) working like gravity by night and by day, gaining a little today and a little tomorrow, and advancing its noiseless step like a thief, over the field of jurisdiction, until all shall be usurped from the States, and the government of all be consolidated into one.

The sheep are happier of themselves, than under the care of wolves.

Those who don’t read the newspapers are better off than those who do insofar as those who know nothing are better off than those whose heads are filled with half-truths and lies.