The earth belongs to the living, not to the dead.

The sheep are happier of themselves, than under the care of wolves.

Beer, if drank with moderation, softens the temper, cheers the spirit, and promotes health.

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

[F]alsehood of the tongue leads to that of the heart, and in time depraves all its good dispositions.

The contest is not between us and them, but between good and evil, and if those who would fight evil adopt the ways of evil, evil wins.

I consider trial by jury as the only anchor ever yet imagined by man, by which a government can be held to the principles of its constitution.