When we consider how much climate contributes to the happiness of our condition, by the fine sensation it excites, and the productions it is the parent of, we have reason to value highly the accident of birth in such a one as that of Virginia.

The declaration that religious faith shall be unpunished does not give immunity to criminal acts dictated by religious error.

Speeches that are measured by the hour will die with the hour.

The several states composing the United States of America are not united on the principle of unlimited submission to their general government

Never use two words when one will do.

In a free society with a government based on reason, it is inevitable that there will be no uniform opinion about important issues. Those accustomed to suppression and control by governmental authority see this as leading only to chaos. But a government of the people requires difference of opinion in order to discover truth and to take advantage of the opportunity that only understanding brings.

If I had to choose between government and a free press, I would choose a free press.