By oft repeating an untruth, men come to believe it themselves.

The Gothic idea that we were to look backwards instead of forwards for the improvement of the human mind, and to recur to the annals of our ancestors for what is most perfect in government, in religion and in learning, is worthy of those bigots in religion and government by whom it has been recommended, and whose purposes it would answer. But it is not an idea which this country will endure.

Religious leaders will always avail themselves of public ignorance for their own purpose.

Anarchy [is] necessarily consequent to inefficiency.

If I had to choose between government without newspapers, and newspapers without government, I wouldn't hesitate to choose the latter

Above all things, and at all times, practice yourself in good humor.

Every man has a commission to admonish, exhort, convince another of error.