Our citizens may be deceived for awhile, and have been deceived; but as long as the presses can be protected, we may trust to them for light.

And, in general, that branch which is to act ultimately and without appeal on any law is the rightful expositor of the validity of the law, uncontrolled by the opinions of the other coordinate authorities.

The purpose of government is to enable the people of a nation to live in safety and happiness. Government exists for the interests of the governed, not for the governors.

By making this wine known to the public, I have rendered my country as great a service as if I had enabled it to pay back the national debt.

Every man, and every body of men on earth, possesses the right of self-government. They receive it with their being from the hand of nature. Individuals exercise it by their single will; collections of men by that of their majority; for the law of the majority is the natural law of every society of men.

Governments constantly choose between telling lies and fighting wars, with the end result always being the same. One will always lead to the other.

The world is indebted for all triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity over error and oppression.