The only security of all is in a free press.

I steer my bark with hope in the head, leaving fear astern.

With all the defects in our Constitution, whether general or particular, the comparison of our government with those of Europe, is like a comparison of Heaven with Hell. England, like the earth, may be allowed to take the intermediate station.

I am tired of a life of contention, and of being the personal object for the hatred of every man, who hates the present state of things.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, that to secure these rights governments are instituted among men. We...solemnly publish and declare, that these colonies are and of a right ought to be free and independent states...and for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine providence, we mutually pledge our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honour.

The government you elect is the government you deserve.

The olive tree is surely the richest gift of Heaven. I can scarcely expect bread.