The liberty of the whole earth was depending on the issue of the contest, and was ever such a prize won with so little innocent blood?

We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion.

Neither Pagan nor Mahamedan nor Jew ought to be excluded from the civil rights of the Commonwealth because of his religion. -quoting John Locke's argument.

The plough is to the farmer what the wand is to the sorcerer. Its effect is really like sorcery.

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.

They are exactly the persons who are to succeed to the government of our country and to rule its future enmities, its friendships and fortunes.