. . . in the full tide of successful experiment.

The people of every country are the only safe guardians of their own rights, and are the only instruments which can be used for their destruction. And certainly they would never consent to be so used were they not deceived. To avoid this they should be instructed to a certain degree.

Unmerited abuse wounds, while unmerited praise has not the power to heal.

All men are created equal.

In our early struggles for liberty, religious freedom could not fail to become a primary object.

I discharge every person under punishment or prosecution under the Sedition Law, because I considered, and now consider, that law to be a nullity as absolute and palpable as if Congress had ordered us to fall down and worship a golden image.

I feel much alarmed at the prospect of seeing General Jackson President. He is the most unfit man I know for such a place.