Government can do something for the people only in proportion as it can do something to the people.

The equal rights of man and the happiness of every individual are now acknowledged to be the only legitimate objects of government.

The greatest honor of a man is in doing good to his fellow men, not in destroying them.

The hocus-pocus phantasm of a God, like another Cerberus, with one body and three heads, had its birth and growth in the blood of thousands and thousands of martyrs.

But is an enemy so execrable that tho in captivity his wishes and comforts are to be disregarded and even crossed? I think not. It is for the benefit of mankind to mitigate the horrors of war as much as possible.

Knowledge indeed is a desirable, a lovely possession.

I enclose to you a copy of the declaration of independence as agreed to by the House, and also, as originally framed. You will judge whether it is the better or worse for the Critics.