For an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.

Those who live by mystery & charlatanerie, fearing you would render them useless by simplifying the Christian philosophy - the most sublime and benevolent, but most perverted system that ever shone on man - endeavored to crush your well-earned & well-deserved fame.

War is an instrument entirely inefficient toward redressing wrong; and multiplies, instead of indemnifying losses.

I set out on this ground, which I suppose to be self evident, "that the earth belongs in usufruct to the living": that the dead have neither powers nor rights over it.

I long to be in the midst of the children, and have more pleasure in their little follies than in the wisdom of the wise.

The information of the people at large can alone make them the safe as they are the sole depositary of our political and religious freedom.

A little rebellion now and then is a good thing. Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God. In order to flourish, the tree of Liberty needs the blood of patriots and tyrants.