Creeds have been the bane of the Christian church ... made of Christendom a slaughter-house.

Taxes should be proportioned to what may be annually spared by the individual.

The only greater [evil] than separation... [is] living under a government of discretion.

Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories.

An informed citizenry is the only true repository of the public will.

The reward of esteem, respect and gratitude [is] due to those who devote their time and efforts to render the youths of every successive age fit governors for the next.

There is no justification for taking away individuals' freedom in the guise of public safety.