The Bible is the cornerstone of liberty.

Nature intended me for the tranquil pursuits of science by rendering them my supreme delight.

We see the wisdom of Solon's remark, that no more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.

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

Friendship is but another name for an alliance with the follies and the misfortunes of others. Our own share of miseries is sufficient: why enter then as volunteers into those of another?

Man ... feels that he is a participator in the government of affairs not merely at an election, one day in the year, but every day.

Should things go wrong at any time, the people will set them to rights by the peaceable exercise of their elective rights.