The lamp of war is kindled here, not to be extinguished but by torrents of blood.
A prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a people who mean to be free.
The way to silence religious disputes is to take no notice of them.
Dependence begets subservience and paves the way for tyranny.
Freedom [is] the first-born daughter of science
Certainly, no power to prescribe any religious exercise, or to assume authority in religious discipline, has been delegated to the General Government.