All power is inherent in the people.

If the freedom of religion, guaranteed to us by law in theory, can ever rise in practice under the overbearing inquisition of public opinion, [then and only then will truth]prevail over fanaticism.

The division into whig and tory is founded in the nature of men; the weakly and nerveless, the rich and the corrupt, seeing more safety and accessibility in a strong executive; the healthy, firm, and virtuous, feeling confidence in their physical and moral resources, and willing to part with only so much power as is necessary for their good government; and, therefore, to retain the rest in the hands of the many, the division will substantially be into Whig and Tory.

Courts love the people always, as wolves do the sheep.

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

The Christian god is a being of terrific character - cruel, vindictive, capricious and unjust.

Government can do something for the people only in proportion as it can do something to the people.